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The President of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the head of government. The President is a dominant political figure in Sri Lanka. The office was created in 1978.

Presidents

Parties

  United National Party   Sri Lanka Freedom Party   Independent

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Home Province 		Term of office
—
Electoral mandates 		Other ministerial offices
held while President 		Political party
of President 		Government Refs
rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | 1 File:William Gopallawa.JPG William Gopallawa
MBE
(1897–1981)
Central 		22 May
1972 		4 February
1978 		Independent Sirimavo Bandaranaike II 10th [1]
 —
Served as the last Governor-General of Ceylon and the first (non-executive) President when Ceylon declared itself a republic in 1972, and changed its name to Sri Lanka.
rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:United National Party/meta/color" | 2 Junius Richard Jayewardene
(1906–1996)
Western 		4 February
1978 		2 January
1989 		Minister of Defence
Minister of Planning & Economic Affairs
Minister of Plan Implementation
& Minister of Higher Education 		United National Party Jayewardene 11th
12th 		[1]
1982
Introduced the Executive Presidency in 1978, and assumed the position of President of Sri Lanka.[2]
rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:United National Party/meta/color" | 3 File:Ranasinghe Premadasa.jpg Ranasinghe Premadasa
(1924–1993)
Western 		2 January
1989 		1 May
1993† 		Minister of Defence
Minister of Buddha Sasana
& Minister of Minister of Policy Planning & Implementation 		United National Party Premadasa 13th [1]
1988
Was assassinated during a May Day rally, by an LTTE suicide bomber.
rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:United National Party/meta/color" | 4 File:DingiriBandaWijetunga.jpg Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
(1916–2008)
Central 		2 May
1993 		12 November
1994 		United National Party Wijetunga 13th
14th 		[1]
 —
Appointed as president after Ranasinghe Premadasa's assassination by LTTE.
rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color" | 5 Chandrika Kumaratunga
(1945–2005)
Western 		12 November
1994 		19 November
2005 		Sri Lanka Freedom Party Kumaratunga 14th
15th
16th
17th 		[1]
1994, 1999
The first non UNP President of the country. Appointed her mother, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, to succeed her as Prime Minister. Victim of multiple assassination attempts by LTTE, which were all unsuccessful.
rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color" | 6 Mahinda Rajapaksa
(2005–2015)
Southern 		19 November
2005 		January
2015 		Minister of Defence
Minister of Finance
Minister of Law & Order
& Minister of Highways, Ports & Shipping 		Sri Lanka Freedom Party Rajapaksa 17th
18th 		[1]
2005, 2010
Ended the 25 year long civil war and LTTE terrorism in the country. [3]
rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:New Democratic Front (Sri Lanka)/meta/color"| 7 Incumbent New Democratic Front [1]
2015

Living former Presidents

President Term of office Date of birth
Chandrika Kumaratunga 1994–2005 (1945-06-29) June 29, 1945 (age 78)
Mahinda Rajapaksa 2005–2015 (1945-11-18) November 18, 1945 (age 78)

The most recent death of a former President was that of Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (1993–1994) on 21 September 2008, aged 92.

Timeline

Maithripala SirisenaMahinda RajapaksaChandrika KumaratungaDingiri Banda WijetungaRanasinghe PremadasaJunius Richard JayewardeneWilliam Gopallawa

See also

References

General
  • "Official Website of the President of Sri Lanka". Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  • "Handbook of the Parliament – Heads of State". Retrieved 15 September 2009. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Heads of State". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Former Sri Lanka president dies, leaves mixed legacy". CNN. 1 November 1996. Retrieved 4 October 2008. [dead link]
  3. ^ Sri Lankan Civil War#16 May: President declares victory

External links

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