Ministry of Highways, Ports & Shipping

Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping
Agency overview
Formed	1960
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Nationalised Services, Shipping & Transport; Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Food & Shipping; Ministry of Irrigation, Power & Highways; Ministry of Shipping, Aviation & Tourism; Ministry of Ports & Shipping; Ministry of Trade & Shipping; Ministry of Transport & Highways;
Dissolved	18 January 2015
Superseding agency	Ministry of Ports and Shipping,; Ministry of Higher Education and Highways,; Minister of Highways and Investment Promotion;
Jurisdiction	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Minister responsible	Mahinda Rajapaksa (last), Minister of Highways, Ports & Shipping;
Agency executive	R.W.R.Pemasiri;
Website	http://www.mohsl.gov.lk/

The Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping was a Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for the governance, implementation, creation and development of Ports including Colombo, Galle and Trincomalee ports, Highways including Southern expressway, Colombo Outer Circular expressway, Katunayake expressway and their transport services. It was reorganized as two separate ministries, the Ministry of Ports and Shipping and Ministry of Higher Education and Highways following the formation of the Sirisena cabinet in January 2015.