Austin Fernando
| Austin Fernando SLAS | |
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| 2nd Governor of Eastern Province | |
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Assumed office 27 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mohan Wijewickrama |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Richmond College, Galle, University of Ceylon, Peradeniya |
| Profession | Civil servant |
| Ethnicity | Sinhalese |
Kalupage Austin Fernando is a Sri Lankan civil servant and the current Governor of Eastern Province.
Early life
Fernando was educated at Richmond College, Galle.[1] After school he joined the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree^[year needed].[2] He later received a MBA from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura^[year needed].[2]
Career
Fernando taught at Nagoda Royal National College for a period of time before joining^[year needed] the Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS).[2][3] He was Government Agent for Polonnaruwa District and Nuwara Eliya District.[2] He was later Commissioner of Cooperative Development and Postmaster General.[2] He was then secretary at Ministry of Rehabilitation, Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs and Provincial Councils.[2] He was a consultant to the United Nations before becoming Defence Secretary in December 2001.[2]
Newly elected President Maithripala Sirisena appointed Fernando as a presidential advisor on 15 January 2015.[4][5] He was appointed Governor of Eastern Province on 27 January 2015.[6][7][8]
Fernando is the author of My Belly is White: Reminiscences of a Peacetime Secretary of Defence.[9][10]
References
- ↑ Abeywardena, Hemantha (16 January 2015). "Austin Fernando: a model civil servant as new presidential advisor". Asian Tribune.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Austin Fernando's reminiscences in controversial new book". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 23 July 2008.
- ↑ Miranda, Sujitha (17 February 2013). "Nagoda Royal's triumphs adds beauty and value to the village". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ "Austin Fernando appointed as Presidential advisor". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 15 January 2015.
- ↑ Weerasinghe, Chamikara (18 January 2015). "Three Presidential advisers appointed". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 2015-02-08.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Austin, Ellawala new Governors". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Six Provincial Governors take oaths". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 27 January 2015.
- ↑ de Mel, Tara (27 July 2008). "When peace was given a chance". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ David, Marianne (13 July 2008). "A Man of Peace". The Nation (Sri Lanka).