{"id":14053,"date":"2023-06-01T12:03:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T06:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/103.1.179.75\/power\/?page_id=14053"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:25:15","slug":"hon-minister","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/index.php\/hon-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Hon. Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14053\" class=\"elementor elementor-14053\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98955c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98955c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd04dd3\" data-id=\"bd04dd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6891769 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6891769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minister of Energy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f71203 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f71203\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ec145e\" data-id=\"4ec145e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a47a4f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-iconbox\" data-id=\"a47a4f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-iconbox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"rs-iconbox-area \">\r\n\t\t    <div class=\"box-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t    \t\r\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\r\n\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"icon-area \">\r\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/HON-Minister-Kumara-Jayakody1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"image\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t    \t  \r\n\t\t    \t \r\n\r\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"text-area\">\r\n\t\t\t    \t\t\r\n\t\t\t    \t\t\r\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t            \t    \t    \t    \t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\t    \r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68b7ef0\" data-id=\"68b7ef0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eef8d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0eef8d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Name: <\/strong>Hon. Engineer Kumara Jayakody\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Ministerial Title: <\/strong>Minister of Energy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2671908 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2671908\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c6be16\" data-id=\"9c6be16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39bb090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39bb090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date appointed: <\/strong>19 November 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9563746\" data-id=\"9563746\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6fd2b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6fd2b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date Vacated:<span style=\"color: #339966;\"> Present<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5055681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5055681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Contact Detail<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tel : <\/strong>011 257 4883<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fax: <\/strong>011 257 4880<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email :<\/strong> minister@energymin.gov.lk \/ ministerofenergy2024@gmail.com<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-152472f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"152472f\" 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0feeccc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b8086c\" data-id=\"8b8086c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620309c elementor-widget elementor-widget-RS-Table\" data-id=\"620309c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"RS-Table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"rselements-table\" id=\"datatable-1105091\">\r\n\t\t\t<thead  class=\"rselements-table-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"elementor-inline-editing elementor-repeater-headeritem-476a3ae\"   >Portrait<\/th><th class=\"elementor-inline-editing elementor-repeater-headeritem-4369588\"   >Name<\/th><th class=\"elementor-inline-editing elementor-repeater-headeritem-ca68bde\"   >Date of Appoinment<\/th><th class=\"elementor-inline-editing elementor-repeater-headeritem-6345bfe\"   >Date Vacated<\/th><th class=\"elementor-inline-editing elementor-repeater-headeritem-132b677\"   >Ministerial Title<\/th>\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t<\/thead>\r\n\t\t\t<tbody class=\"rselements-table-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr><tr><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b8ec615\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fromt-view.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-e53ae2b\" >Anura Kumara Dissanayake<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-f269935\" >24 Sep 2024<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8bcafb3\" >18 Nov 2024<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b04b919\" >Minister of Energy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-3ad555d\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kanchana-Wijesekera-1.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-56890c8\" >Kanchana Wijesekera<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-26984a7\" >14 May 2022<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-1225009\" >24 September 2024<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-1489965\" >Minister of Power and Energy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6f7839e\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pavithra-Devi-Wanniarachchi.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8367b57\" >Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d749b8c\" >3 March 2022<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-eb9c9f7\" >13 May 2022<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-5c3d546\" >Minister of Power<\/td><\/tr><tr><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-e7460dd\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gaminilokugee.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b58236a\" >Gamini Lokuge<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-5e543e0\" >16 August 2021<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-aae9f3d\" ><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-f33acc7\" >Minister of Power<\/td><\/tr><tr><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8504d0e\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/800px-Dullas_Alahapperuma_GloCha-Klagenfurt-2014_9799-2.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"80\"\/><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-c5738a3\" >Dullas Alahapperuma<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-2e36a14\" >12 August 2020<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-aed42e9\" ><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-21a610c\" >Minister of Power<\/td><\/tr><tr><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-899fee1\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hon._Maithripala_Senanayake.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-5a1d71f\" >Maithripala Senanayake<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6c7dd94\" >31 May 1970<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a5e5bb2\" ><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6f6c1b7\" >Minister of Irrigation, Power and Highways<\/td><\/tr><tr><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ef05d7d\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/C-P-de-Silva.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-62f2c92\" >C. P. de Silva<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-96e2f7a\" >March 1965<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-05efc15\" ><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-41b66f9\" >Minister of Land, Irrigation and Power<\/td><\/tr><tr><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-64488ec\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/C-P-de-Silva.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-953e8ec\" >C. 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