List of Governors of Central Province

The Governor of the Central Province, Sri Lanka (Sinhala: මධ්‍යම පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරයා Madhyama palāth āndukāravarayā) is the head of the provincial government and exercises executive power over subjects devolved to the Central Provincial Council.[1] The governor is appointed by the President of Sri Lanka for a period of five years.[1] The current governor is Lalith U Gamage

Governor of Central Province
Flag of Central Province
Incumbent
Lalith Gamage
since 21November 2019
AppointerPresident of Sri Lanka
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderE. L. B. Hurulle
FormationJune 1988
Websitecentralprovincegovernor.org

Governors

  Independent   Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

No. Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Refs
1E. L. B. HurulleUnited National PartyJune 19881 February 1990[2][3]
2P. C. ImbulanaUnited National Party1 February 1990May 1994[4][5]
3E. L. SenanayakeUnited National PartyMay 19941998
4Stanley TillekeratneSri Lanka Freedom PartyMay 19982000[6][7]
5Tudor DassanayakeIndependent1 February 20001 January 2001[8][9]
6K. B. RatnayakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyJanuary 200127 June 2002[10][11]
7Monty GopallawaSri Lanka Freedom Party27 June 200226 September 2005[12][13]
8Jagath Balasuriya (acting)Sri Lanka Freedom Party26 September 200516 December 2005[14]
9Tikiri KobbekaduwaSri Lanka Freedom Party16 December 200519 January 2015[15][16][17]
10Surangani EllawalaSri Lanka Freedom Party27 January 201514 March 2016[18][19][20][21][22]
11Niluka EkanayakeIndependent14 March 201611 April 2018[23][24][25]
12Reginald CooraySri Lanka Freedom Party12 April 201813 April 2018[26]
13P. B. DissanayakeSri Lanka Freedom Party13 April 20183 January 2019[27][28]
14Maithri GunaratneSri Lanka Freedom Party3 January 20193 August 2019
15Keerthi ThennakoonIndependent4 August 201920 January 2019
16Lalith U GamageIndependent12 November 2019Present

References
  • "Sri Lanka Provinces from 1988". World Statesman.
  1. "The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Chapter XVIIA". Policy Research & Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  2. de Silva, K. M. (1995). Regional Powers and Small State Security: India and Sri Lanka, 1977-1990. Woodrow Wilson Center Press. p. 282. ISBN 0-8018-5149-1.
  3. "Late Deshamanya E. L. B. Hurulle". The Island (Sri Lanka). 17 May 2009.
  4. "UNP stalwart, former MP and minister, P.C. Imbulana is no more". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 30 September 2012.
  5. Wijegoonawardena, Dharmasiri Weerakkody (2 November 2014). "Remembering an honorable politician". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  6. "Stanley on final journey from House". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 June 2005.
  7. Kurukularatne, Buddhika (17 July 2005). "Men and Memories: Stanley Tillekeratne, 'the mighty atom'". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  8. Seneviratne, Shane (31 December 2000). "No money for Maligawa security". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  9. Wimalasurendre, Cyril (4 January 2001). "T. K. Dassanayake resigns as CP Governor". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  10. "'A'pura conservation project put aside'". The Island (Sri Lanka). 16 January 2001.
  11. "CP Ministers take oath". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 9 May 2002.
  12. "Monty Gopallawa: A role model for politicians". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014.
  13. "Monty Gopallawa was an exemplary politician". The Island (Sri Lanka). 22 September 2007.
  14. Wimalasurendre, Cyril (10 November 2005). "Dr. Balasuriya assumes duties as CP Governor". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  15. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1425/23. 30 December 2005.
  16. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1686/48. 31 December 2010.
  17. Thoradeniya, Indrani (20 January 2015). "Central Province Governor resigns". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  18. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1900/09. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015.
  19. "Austin, Ellawala new Governors". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 27 January 2015.
  20. "Six Provincial Governors take oaths". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  21. "CP Governor Ellawala no more". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 14 March 2016.
  22. Santiago, Melanie (14 March 2016). "Central Province Governor passes away". News First.
  23. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1967/12. 17 May 2016.
  24. "Niluka Ekanayake sworn in as CP Governor". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 17 March 2016.
  25. "Niluka Ekanayake appointed as new Central Province Governor". Ceylon Today. 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  26. "New Governors take oaths before President Sirisena". sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  27. "Cooray reappointed as Northern governor". Hiru News. Asia Broadcasting Corporation. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  28. "P.B Dissanayaka appointed Central Province Governor". dailynews.lk. Daily News. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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