List of Governors of Eastern Province

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 Anuradha Yahampath.[2]

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

Governors

  Independent   Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

No. Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Refs
1Mohan WijewickramaIndependent22 December 2006January 2015[3][4]
2Austin FernandoIndependent27 January 20151 July 2017[5][6][7]
3Rohitha BogollagamaSri Lanka Freedom Party4 July 20173 January 2019[8][9][10]
4 M. L. A. M. Hizbullah United People's Freedom Alliance 3 January 2019 3 June 2019
5 Shan Wijayalal De Silva United People's Freedom Alliance 5 June 2019 20 November 2019
6 Anuradha Yahampath Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 4 December 2019

References

  1. "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. MENAFN. "Eastern Province Governor Anuradha Yahampath says she will implement President's poll manifesto". menafn.com. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  3. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1478/26. 5 January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  4. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1739/16. 4 January 2012.
  5. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1900/09. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  6. "Austin, Ellawala new Governors". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  7. "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.
  8. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2026/34. 6 July 2017.
  9. "Austin President's Secy., Bogollagama Eastern Governor". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  10. 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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