List of governors of Sabaragamuwa Province

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Governor of Sabaragamuwa
Flag of Sabaragamuwa
Incumbent Champa Janaki Rajaratne since 25 September 2024
Appointer	President of Sri Lanka
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Noel Wimalasena
Formation	30 April 1988
Website	sg.gov.lk

The governor of Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka (Sinhala: සබරගමුව පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරයා Sabaragamuva palāth āndukāravarayā), is responsible for the management of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council. Some of the office's key functions include exercising powers vested in the governor by the Provincial Council Act No. 42 of 1987 amended by Act No. 28 of 1990 and the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

Governors

Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

No.	Name		Took office	Left office
1	Noel Wimalasena	United National Party	30 April 1988	1993
2	C. N. Saliya Mathew	United National Party	1993	9 June 2005
3	Reggie Ranatunga	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	9 June 2005	February 2008
4	Dickson Sarathchandra Dela	Independent	22 February 2008	2 October 2008
5	Mohan Saliya Ellawala	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	2 October 2008	12 May 2009
6	Alavi Moulana (acting)	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	13 May 2009	5 July 2009
7	Janaka Priyantha Bandara	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	5 July 2009	21 April 2010
8	W. J. M. Lokubandara	United National Party	21 April 2010	27 January 2015
9	Marshal Perera	Independent	27 January 2015	11 April 2018
10	Niluka Ekanayake	Independent	12 April 2018	2 January 2019
11	Dhamma Dissanayake	Independent	3 January 2019	20 December 2019
12	Tikiri Kobbekaduwa	Independent	21 December 2019	10 June 2023
13	Navin Dissanayake	United National Party	13 June 2023	23 September 2024
14	Champa Janaki Rajaratne	Independent	25 September 2024	Present

References

":.Welcome to Eastern Provincial Council - Sri Lanka.:". www.ep.gov.lk. Archived from the original on 2011-01-04.
^ "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
"An exit of a humanist". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 15 May 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
"New Governors take oaths before President Sirisena". sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
"Two Governors resign". adaderana.lk. Ada Derana. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
"New Governors appointed by the President". adaderana.lk. Ada Derana. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.

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