List of governors of Eastern Province explained

Post:Governor
Body:Eastern Province
Insignia:Eastern Province Flag (SRI LANKA).png
Insigniasize:170px
Insigniacaption:Flag of Eastern Province
Incumbent:Senthil Thondaman
Incumbentsince:17 May 2023
Appointer:President of Sri Lanka
Termlength:5 years
Precursor:Governor of the North Eastern Province
Inaugural:Mohan Wijewickrama
Formation:22 December 2006

The governor of the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka (Sinhala; Sinhalese: නැගෙනහිර පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරයා Nægenahira palāth āndukāravarayā), is the head of the provincial government and exercises executive power over 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 Senthil Thondaman.[2]

Governors

Parties
No.Nameclass=unsortablePortraitPartyTook officeLeft officeclass=unsortableRefs
1[3] [4]
2 Independent[5] [6] [7]
3Sri Lanka Freedom Party[8] [9] [10]
4M. L. A. M. HizbullahUnited People's Freedom Alliance3 January 20193 June 2019
5Shan Wijayalal De SilvaSri Lanka Freedom Party5 June 201920 November 2019
6Anuradha YahampathSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna4 December 201915 May 2023
7align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Senthil ThondamanCeylon Workers' Congress17 May 2023Incumbent

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Chapter XVIIA. Policy Research & Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat. Colombo, Sri Lanka. https://web.archive.org/web/20160502160931/http://www.priu.gov.lk/Cons/1978Constitution/Chapter_17A_Amd.html. 2 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Eastern Province Governor Anuradha Yahampath says she will implement President's poll manifesto. MENAFN. menafn.com. 6 December 2019.
  3. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 5 January 2007. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1478/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 31 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20111121205927/http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2007/pdf/Jan/1478_26/1478_26E.pdf. 21 November 2011. dead.
  4. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 4 January 2012. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1739/16. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  5. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 2 February 2015. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1900/09. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150208150847/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Feb/1900_09/1900_09%20E.pdf. 8 February 2015. dead.
  6. News: Austin, Ellawala new Governors. 4 July 2017. The Daily Mirror. 27 January 2015. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  7. News: Six Provincial Governors take oaths. 4 July 2017. The Nation. 27 January 2015. Colombo, Sri Lanka. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307032653/http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/37782-six-provincial-governors-take-oaths.html. 7 March 2016. dead.
  8. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 6 July 2017. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 2026/34. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  9. News: Austin President’s Secy., Bogollagama Eastern Governor. 4 July 2017. The Daily Mirror. 4 July 2017. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  10. News: Yapa. Ayshwarya. Austin Fernando sworn in as Presidential Secretary. 4 July 2017. Ada Derana. 4 July 2017. Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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