Period Ministry Minister
1931 - 1942 Ministry of Home Affairs Sir Don Baron Jayathilaka
1942 - 1946 Ministry of Home Affairs Hon. Arunachalam Mahadeva
1946 - 1947 Ministry of Home Affairs Sir Oliver Gunathilake
1947 - 1956 Ministry of Home Affairs Hon. A. A. Rathnayake
1956 - 1959 Ministry of Home Affairs Hon. A.P. Jayasuriya
26th September 1959 – 8th December 1959 Ministry of Home Affairs Hon. T.B. Ilangarathne
23rd March 1960 - July 1960 Ministry of Home Affairs and Rural Development Hon. M.C.M. Kaleel
23rd July 1960 - 1965 Ministry of Industry, Home Affairs and Cultural Affairs Hon. Maithreepala Senanayake
March 1965 - 1970 Ministry of Industry, Home Affairs and Cultural Affairs Hon. Vijayananda Dahanayake
31st May 1970 – July 1977 Ministry of Industry, Home Affairs and Cultural Affairs Hon. Feelix Dias Bandaranayake
23rd July 1977 - February 1980 Ministry of Industry, Home Affairs and Cultural Affairs Hon. Montegu Jayawickrama 1980 - 1990 Ministry of Home Affairs Hon. K.W. Devanayagam
1990 - 1994 Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils Hon. Festus Perera and Home Affairs
1994 – November 1994 Ministry of Public Administration and Plantation Hon. Rathnasiri Wickramanayake Industries
1994 – October 2000 Ministry of Home Affairs, Local Government and Hon. Amarasiri Dodangoda Cooperative
October 2000 – December 2001 Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs and Hon. Richard Pathirana Administrative Reforms
December 2001 – April 2004 Ministry of Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Hon. Allic Aluvihare Government
April 2004 - November 2005 Ministry of Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Hon. Amarasiri Dodangoda Government
November 2005 – January 2007 Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs Hon. Sarath Amunugama
January 2007 - January 2009 Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs Hon. Karu Jayasuriya
January 2009 - April 2010 Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs Hon. Sarath Amunugama
April 2010 - January 2015 Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs Hon. W.D.J. Senevirathne January 2015 – September 2015 Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Hon. Karu Jayasuriya Local Government and Democratic Governance
September 2015 – August 2018 Ministry of Public Administration and Management Hon. R.M. Ranjith Maddumabandara
August 2018 – November 2018 Ministry of Public Administration, Management and Law Hon. R.M. Ranjith Maddumabandara & Order
November 2018 – December 2018 Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs & Hon. Susil Premajayatha Justice
December 2018 – August 2019 Ministry of Public Administration and Disaster Hon. R.M. Ranjith Maddumabandara Management
August 2019 – November 2019 Ministry of Public Administration, Disaster Management Hon. R.M. Ranjith Maddumabandara and Livestock Development
November 2019 – Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Hon. Janaka Bandara Thennakoon Provincial Councils and Local Government