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Governor of Eastern Province
Flag of Eastern Province
Incumbent
Austin Fernando
since 27 January 2015
AppointerMaithripala Sirisena
Term length5 years
PrecursorGovernor of the North Eastern Province
Inaugural holderMohan Wijewickrama
Formation22 December 2006
WebsiteEastern Province Governor's Secretariat

The Governor of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka is the head of the provincial government and exercises executive power in respect of 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 Austin Fernando.

Governors

  Independent   Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

No. Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Refs
1 !align="center" style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:white;"| Mohan Wijewickrama Independent 22 December 2006 January 2015 [2][3]
2 !align="center" style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:white;"| Austin Fernando Independent 27 January 2015 [4][5][6]

Living former governors

References

  1. ^ a b "The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Chapter XVIIA". Policy Research & Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1478/26. 5 January 2007.
  3. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1739/16. 4 January 2012.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Austin, Ellawala new Governors". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 27 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Six Provincial Governors take oaths". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 27 January 2015.

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