List of Governors of Eastern Province

Governor of Eastern Province
Incumbent
Rohitha Bogollagama
since 4 July 2017
Appointer President of Sri Lanka
Term length 5 years
Precursor Governor of the North Eastern Province
Inaugural holder Mohan Wijewickrama
Formation 22 December 2006
Website ep.gov.lk

The Governor of the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka (Sinhalese: නැගෙනහිර මැද 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 Rohitha Bogollagama.

Governors

  Independent   Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

No. Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Refs
1Mohan WijewickramaIndependent22 December 2006January 2015[2][3]
2Austin FernandoIndependent27 January 20151 July 2017[4][5][6]
3Rohitha BogollagamaSri Lanka Freedom Party4 July 2017[7][8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Chapter XVIIA". Colombo, Sri Lanka: Policy Research & Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1478/26. 5 January 2007.
  3. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1739/16. 4 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1900/09. 2 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Austin, Ellawala new Governors". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Six Provincial Governors take oaths". The Nation. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2026/34. 6 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Austin President's Secy. , Bogollagama Eastern Governor". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  9. ↑ Yapa, Ayshwarya (4 July 2017). "Austin Fernando sworn in as Presidential Secretary". Ada Derana. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
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