List of governors of North Western Province
Appearance
Governor of North Western Province | |
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since 12 April 2018 | |
Appointer | President of Sri Lanka |
Term length | 5 years |
Inaugural holder | Dingiri Banda Wijetunge |
Formation | 1 June 1988 |
Website | governor |
The Governor of the North Western Province of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: වයඹ පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරයා Wayamba palāth āndukāravarayā) is responsible for the management of the North Western 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]
Governors
Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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1 | !align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga | United National Party | 1 June 1988 | 31 January 1989 | [2] | |
2 | !align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Montague Jayawickrama | United National Party | 1 February 1989 | 13 October 1993 | [2] | |
3 | !align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Karunasena Kodituwakku | United National Party | 13 October 1993 | 7 July 1994 | [2] | |
4 | !align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Anandatissa de Alwis | United National Party | 8 July 1994 | 12 January 1995 | [2] | |
5 | !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Hector Arawwawala | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 13 January 1995 | 3 January 1999 | [2] | |
6 | !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Siripala Jayaweera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 3 January 1999 | 30 April 2004 | [2] | |
7 | !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 30 April 2004 | 5 October 2007 | [2] | |
8 | !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Tissa Balalla | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 5 October 2007 | 23 January 2015 | [2] | |
9 | !align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake | United National Party | 23 January 2015 | 11 April 2018 | [2] | |
10 | !align="center" style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:white;"| | K. C. Logeswaran | Independent | 12 April 2018 | [3] |
See also
References
- ^ http://www.ep.gov.lk/govindex.asp
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "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.
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