The governor of the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka (Sinhala: නැගෙනහිර පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරයා Nægenahira palāth āndukāravarayā), is the head of the provincial government and exercises executive power over subjects devolved to the Eastern Provincial Council.[1] The governor is appointed by the president of Sri Lanka for a period of five years.[1] The current governor is Jayantha Lal Ratnasekera.[2][3][4]
| Governor of Eastern Province | |
|---|---|
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since 25 September 2024 | |
| Appointer | President of Sri Lanka |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Precursor | Governor of the North Eastern Province |
| Inaugural holder | Mohan Wijewickrama |
| Formation | 22 December 2006 |
| Website | ep |
Governors
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Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United People's Freedom Alliance Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Ceylon Workers' Congress
| No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohan Wijewickrama | Independent | 22 December 2006 | January 2015 | [5][6] | ||
| 2 | Austin Fernando | Independent | 27 January 2015 | 1 July 2017 | [7][8][9] | ||
| 3 | Rohitha Bogollagama | 
|
Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 4 July 2017 | 3 January 2019 | [10][11][12] | |
| 4 | M. L. A. M. Hizbullah | United People's Freedom Alliance | 3 January 2019 | 3 June 2019 | |||
| 5 | Shan Wijayalal De Silva | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 5 June 2019 | 20 November 2019 | |||
| 6 | Anuradha Yahampath | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 4 December 2019 | 15 May 2023 | |||
| 7 | Senthil Thondaman | Ceylon Workers' Congress | 17 May 2023 | 23 September 2024 | |||
| 8 | Jayantha Lal Ratnasekera | Independent | 25 September 2024 | Incumbent | [4] | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Chapter XVIIA". Colombo, Sri Lanka: Policy Research & Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." www.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "New Provincial Governors Appointed in Sri Lanka". Lanka Sara. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ a b "New Governors appointed by the President". adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1478/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 5 January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1739/16. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 4 January 2012.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1900/09. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Austin, Ellawala new Governors". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Six Provincial Governors take oaths". The Nation. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 2026/34. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Austin President's Secy., Bogollagama Eastern Governor". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ Yapa, Ayshwarya (4 July 2017). "Austin Fernando sworn in as Presidential Secretary". Ada Derana. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 July 2017.