Governor of Eastern Province | |
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Flag of Eastern Province | |
Incumbent Jayantha Lal Ratnasekera 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 |
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. The governor is appointed by the president of Sri Lanka for a period of five years. The current governor is Jayantha Lal Ratnasekera.
Governors
- Parties
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 | |
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1 | Mohan Wijewickrama | Independent | 22 December 2006 | January 2015 | |||
2 | Austin Fernando | Independent | 27 January 2015 | 1 July 2017 | |||
3 | Rohitha Bogollagama | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 4 July 2017 | 3 January 2019 | |||
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 |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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