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

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

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 201912 November 2019
16Lalith U GamageIndependent12 November 2019Present

References

  • "Sri Lanka Provinces from 1988". World Statesman.
  1. 1 2 "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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