title: Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation
text: # Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation
  
  The Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation (Sinhala: වනජීවී හා වන සම්සත් සංරක්ෂණ අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: வனசீவராசிகள் மற்றும் வனப்பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு) is a ministry in the Government of Sri Lanka responsible "to pave the way for human beings and all animal species to live in harmony through the establishment of an effective Wildlife Reservation Network". It was created on 6 February 2013.
  
  ## List of ministers
  
  The Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.
  
  ### Parties
  
  Sri Lanka Freedom Party  United National Party
  
  | Name | Name | Portrait | Party | Tenure | President | President |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa | | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 28 January 2013 – 9 January 2015 | | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
  