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 .