List of mayors of Kandy
| Mayor of Kandy | |
|---|---|
since 8 April 2018 | |
| Kandy Municipal Council | |
| Style | His Worship |
| Seat | Kandy |
| Constituting instrument | Municipal Council Ordinance No. 17 of 1865 |
| First holder | Sir Cudah Ratwatte |
| Deputy | Asanka Dodanwela |
The Mayor of Kandy is the Mayor of (and head of) the Kandy Municipal Council. The post was created in 1866 when the Kandy Municipal Council established by the Municipalities Ordinance of 1865. The officers of the mayor are at the Kandy Town Hall. The mayor's legal title is His worship the Mayor of Kandy.
List of Mayors
- Parties
United National Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Independent
| Name | Date of office | notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Cudah Ratwatte | 1939-40 | First elected mayor of Kandy | |
| A. M. Spaar | 1941 | ||
| Naganather Canaganayagam | 1942 | ||
| Bennet Soysa | 1943-44 | ||
| A. S. Karunaratna | 1945 | ||
| Victor M. Guruswamy | 1946 | ||
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | Fredrick de Silva | 1947 | Member of Parliament for Kandy (1954-57) and Ambassador to France (1968-71) |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | A. C. L. Ratwatte | 1948 | |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | Bennet Soysa | 1949 | |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | E. L. Senanayake | 1950-54 | Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament and Governor of North Central Province and Central Province[1] |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | Bennet Soysa | 1954-56 | Member of the State Council and the Senate of Ceylon |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | E. L. Senanayake | 1956-60 | |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | Bennet Soysa | 1961-62 | |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | Noel Wimalasena | 1963 | |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | E. L. Senanayake | 1964-68 | |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | Sir Bennet Soysa | 1968-70 | |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | Tilak Ratnayake | 1979-90 | Governor of Uva Province (1990-93) |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | Chandra Ranaraja | 1990-91 | first female mayor of Kandy |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | Don Edmund Pathirana | 1991-97 | |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | Harindra Dunuwille | 1997-2002 | Member of Parliament (1989-94) and served as the Deputy Minister of State for Constitutional Affairs |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | Kesera Senanayake | 2002-06 | [2] |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | L. B. Aluvihare | 2006-10 | |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | Rajapathiranalage Sarath Pushpakumara | 2010-11 | |
| style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | Mahendra Ratwatte | 2011 - 19 November 2015 | Resigned as mayor to take on the role of Basnayake Nilame of the Kandy Sri Vishnu Devala[3] |
| style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | Sena Dissanayake | 19 November 2015[4] - ? | |
| style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;" !align="center" | | Kesera Senanayake | 8 April 2018-present | Son of E. L. Senanayake[5] |
References
- ^ "Tribute to Desamanya E.L. Senanayake". Daily News. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Muller, Carl (16 June 2002). "Exclusive interview with the Mayor of Kandy, Mr. Kesara Senanayake - of rotten apples and toilet water!". The Island. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Mahendra Ratwatte resigns as Mayor of Kandy". Daily Mirror. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "New Kandy mayor assumes duty". Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Senaratne, L. B. (8 April 2018). "UNP's Kesera wins Kandy's mayoral battle amid UPFA, JVP neutrality". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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