List of governors of Uva Province
| Governor of Uva | |
|---|---|
.PNG) | |
since 21 November 2019 | |
| Appointer | President of Sri Lanka |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | P. C. Imbulana |
| Formation | May 1988 |
| Website | governor |
The Governor of Uva, Sri Lanka (Template:Lang-si Ūva palāth āndukāravarayā) is responsible for the management of the Uva Provincial Council. Some of the office's key functions include exercising powers vested in the Governor by the Provincial Council Act No. 42 of 1987 amended by Act No. 28 of 1990 and the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.[1] The current Governor is Maithri Gunaratne.
Governors
Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
| No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. C. Imbulana | style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | United National Party | May 1988 | January 1990 | [2] | |
| 2 | Tilak Ratnayake | style="background:Template:Independent/meta/color; color:white;"| | Independent | February 1990 | March 1993 | [2] | |
| 3 | Abeyratne Pilapitiya | style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | United National Party | March 1993 | December 1994 | [2] | |
| 4 | Ananda Dassanayake | style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | January 1995 | 1999 | [2] | |
| 5 | Sirisena Amarasiri | style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | United National Party | 1999 | 25 April 2003 | [2] | |
| 6 | Nanda Mathew | style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | United National Party | 25 April 2003 | 27 January 2015 | [2] | |
| 7 | M. P. Jayasinghe | style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 27 January 2015 | 11 April 2018 | [2] | |
| 8 | P. B. Dissanayake (acting) | style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 12 April 2018 | 10 May 2018 | [3] | |
| 9 | Ariya Rekawa | style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | United National Party | 11 May 2018 | 03 January 2019 | [4] | |
| 10 | Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon | style="background:Template:Independent/meta/color; color:white;"| | Independent | 07 January 2019 | 09 January 2019 | ||
| 11 | Marshall Perera | style="background:Template:Independent/meta/color; color:white;"| | Independent | 09 January 2019 | 03 August 2019 | ||
| 12 | Maithri Gunaratne | style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 04 August 2019 | 20 November 2019 | ||
| 13 | Raja Collure | style="background:Template:Communist Party of Sri Lanka/meta/color; color:white;"| | Communist Party of Sri Lanka | 21 November 2019 | Present | ||
See also
References
- ^ http://www.ep.gov.lk/govindex.asp
- ^ a b c d e f g "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "New Governors take oaths before President Sirisena". sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Ariya B. Rekawa appointed Uva Province Governor". Ada Derana. Derana. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.