title: Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs
text: # Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs
  
  The Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs (Sinhala: ජාතික ප්‍රතිපත්ති හා ආර්ථික කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය Jāthika Prathipaththi hā Ārthika Katayuthu Amathyanshaya; Tamil: தேசிய கொள்கைகள் மற்றும் பொருளாதார அலுவல்கள் அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for formulation of national economic-, national development and monetary policies and strategies, and for coordinating with international agencies and mobilizing foreign resources for the country's economic development.
  
  ## List of ministers
  
  ### Parties
  
  Sri Lanka Freedom Party  United National Party
  
  | Name | Name | Portrait | Party | Tenure | Government | Government |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ranil Wickremesinghe | | United National Party | 4 September 2015 – 21 November 2019 | | Sirisena |
  