Ministry of Technology

තාක්ෂණ අමාත්‍යාංශය தொழில்நுட்ப அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Floor 3, Stage I Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla 6°54′12″N 79°54′56″E / 6.903351°N 79.915638°E / 6.903351; 79.915638
Annual budget	LKR 4.37 billion
Minister responsible	Ranil Wickremesinghe, Minister of Technology
Ministry executive	Udaya R. Senevirathne, Ministry Secretary
Child agencies	National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (NSF) National Science and Technology Commission (NASTEC) Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCCMT) Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) National Engineering, Research and Development Centre (NERDC) National Research Council of Sri Lanka (NRC) National Science & Technology Commission Sri Lanka Planetarium
Website	mot.gov.lk

The Ministry of Technology^[1] (Sinhala: තාක්ෂණ අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: தொழில்நுட்ப அமைச்சு) is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to implementation, regulation and growth of technology and scientific research in the country.

List of ministers

Minister of Technology of Sri Lanka
Incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe since 21 July 2022
Ministry of Technology
Appointer	The President
Inaugural holder	Champika Ranawaka

The Minister of Technology is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   Jathika Hela Urumaya   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

Name		Portrait	Party	Tenure	President
	Champika Ranawaka		Jathika Hela Urumaya	28 January 2013 – 18 November 2014		Mahinda Rajapaksa
	Susil Premajayanth		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	4 September 2015 – 12 April 2018		Maithripala Sirisena
	Gotabaya Rajapaksa		Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	26 November 2020 – 14 July 2022		Gotabaya Rajapaksa
	Ranil Wickramasinghe		United National Party	21 July 2022 –		Ranil Wickramasinghe