List of Governors of North Eastern Province

Governor of North Eastern Province
Appointer President of Sri Lanka
Inaugural holder Nalin Seneviratne
Formation 30 November 1988
Final holder Mohan Wijewickrama
Abolished 31 December 2006

The Governor of the North Eastern Province, Sri Lanka (Sinhalese: උතුරු සහ නැගෙනහිර පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරයා Uthuru saha Nægenahira palāth āndukāravarayā) was responsible for the management of the North Eastern Provincial Council, its key functions including 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] The position was abolished in December 2006 with the demerger of the Northern and Eastern Provinces.

Governors

  Independent   Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

No. Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Refs
1 Lieutenant General Nalin Seneviratne Independent 30 November 1988 30 November 1993
2 Lionel Fernando Independent 30 November 1993 23 August 1994
3 Gamini Fonseka United National Party 13 January 1995 20 October 1998 [2]
4 Major General Asoka Jayawardena Independent 13 November 1998 30 November 2004
5 Tyronne Fernando United National Party 6 December 2004 20 January 2006
6 Rear Admiral Mohan Wijewickrama Independent 21 January 2006 31 December 2006

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ep.gov.lk/govindex.asp
  2. ↑ "Veteran Sinhala actor Gamini Fonseka dies". Tamil Net. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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