Rt. Hon. D. S. Senanayake

from 24th September 1947
to 22nd March 1952

Hon. Dudly Senanayake

from 26th March 1952
to 12th October 1953

Rt. Hon. Sir John Kotelawala

from 12th October 1953
to 12th April 1956

Hon. S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike

from 12th April 1956
to 26th September 1959

Hon. Dr. Wijeyananda Dahanayake

from 26th September 1959
to 20th March 1960

Hon. Dudly Senanayake

from 21st March 1960
to 21st July 1960

Hon. (Mrs.) Sirimavo Bandaranaike

from 21st July 1960
to 25th March 1965

Hon. Dudly Senanayake

from 25th March 1965
to 29th May 1970

Hon. (Mrs.) Sirimavo Bandaranaike

from 29th May 1970
to 23rd July 1977

Hon. J. R. Jayewardene

from 23rd July 1977
to 4th February 1978

Hon. Ranasinghe Premadasa

from 6th February 1978
to 2nd January 1989

Hon. D. B. Wijetunga

from 6th March 1989
to 7th May 1993

Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe

from 7th May 1993
to 19th August 1994

Hon. (Mrs.) Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga

from 19th August 1994
to 12th November 1994

Hon. (Mrs.) Sirimavo Bandaranaike

from 14th November 1994
to 9th August 2000

Hon. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

from 10th August 2000
to 7th December 2001

Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe

from 9th December 2001
to 2nd April 2004

Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa

from 6th April 2004
to 19th November 2005

Hon. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

from 19th November 2005
to 20th April 2010

Hon. D. M. Jayaratne

from 21st April 2010
to 9th January 2015

Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe

from 9th January 2015
to 26th October 2018

Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa

from 26th October 2018
to 15th December 2018

Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe

from 16th December 2018
to 20th November 2019

Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa

from 21st November 2019
to 9th May 2022

Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe

from 12th May 2022
to 21th July 2022