List of Governors of Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Governor of Northern Province | |
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Appointer | Maithripala Sirisena |
Term length | 5 years |
Precursor | Governor of the North Eastern Province |
Inaugural holder | Mohan Wijewickrama (acting) |
Formation | 1 January 2007 |
Website | Northern Province Governor's Secretariat |
The Governor of Northern Province, Sri Lanka is the head of the provincial government and exercises executive power in respect of subjects devolved to the Northern Provincial Council.[1] The governor is appointed by the President of Sri Lanka for a period of five years.[1] The current governor is Reginald Cooray.
Governors
Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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Wijewickrama, MohanMohan Wijewickrama (acting) | Independent | 1 January 2007 | 3 July 2008 | [2] | |||
1 | Perera, VictorVictor Perera | Independent | 3 July 2008 | 10 October 2008 | [3] | ||
2 | Dela, Dickson SarathchandraDickson Sarathchandra Dela | Independent | 10 October 2008 | 12 July 2009 | [4] | ||
3 | Chandrasiri, G. A.G. A. Chandrasiri | Independent | 12 July 2009 | January 2015 | [5][6] | ||
4 | Palihakkara, H. M. G. S.H. M. G. S. Palihakkara | Independent | 27 January 2015 | 16 February 2016 | [7][8][9] | ||
5 | Cooray, ReginaldReginald Cooray | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 16 February 2016 | [10][11][12] |
Living former governors
- Mohan Wijewickrama
- Victor Perera
- Dickson Sarathchandra Dela
- G. A. Chandrasiri
- H. M. G. S. Palihakkara
References
- 1 2 "The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Chapter XVIIA". Policy Research & Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1430/31. 3 February 2006.
- ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1557/18. 9 July 2008.
- ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1572/15. 22 October 2008.
- ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1612/15. 29 July 2009.
- ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1871/34. 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1954/16. 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "Reginald Cooray sworn in as Northern Governor". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 14 February 2016.
- ↑ Hannan, Rishan (14 February 2016). "Reginald Cooray appointed Northern Province Governor". News First.
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