List of governors of Eastern Province

Governor of Eastern Province
Flag of Eastern Province
since 25 September 2024
AppointerPresident of Sri Lanka
Term length5 years
PrecursorGovernor of the North Eastern Province
Inaugural holderMohan Wijewickrama
Formation22 December 2006
Websiteep.gov.lk

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]

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
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "You are being redirected..." www.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  3. ^ "New Provincial Governors Appointed in Sri Lanka". Lanka Sara. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  4. ^ a b "New Governors appointed by the President". adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Austin, Ellawala new Governors". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Austin President's Secy., Bogollagama Eastern Governor". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  12. ^ Yapa, Ayshwarya (4 July 2017). "Austin Fernando sworn in as Presidential Secretary". Ada Derana. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 July 2017.