Surveyor General of Sri Lanka
Surveyor General of Sri Lanka | |
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Incumbent Palitha Udayakantha since 30 May 2014 | |
Department of Survey | |
Formation | 2 August 1800 |
First holder | J. Johnwil |
Website | Survey Department of Sri Lanka |
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Surveyor General of Sri Lanka is the head of Department of Survey of Sri Lanka. The post was established in 1800 with the formation of the Surveyor General's Department. The current Surveyor General is Palitha Udayakantha.
List of Surveyor Generals
# | Surveyor General | Took office | Left office |
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1st | J. Johnwil | 2 August 1800 | 1805 |
2nd | George Atkinson | 1805 | 1811 |
3rd | Gualterus Schneider | 1811 | 1833 |
4th | F. B. Norris | 1833 | 1846 |
5th | H. Chims | 1846 | 1854 |
6th | W. D. Gosset | 1855 | 1858 |
7th | Charles Sims | 1858 | 1865 |
8th | A. B. Eyers | 1866 | 1883 |
9th | P. C. H. Clarke | 1883 | 1893 |
10th | G. D. Mantell | 1894 | 1896 |
11th | F. H. Grinlinton | 1896 | 1904 |
12th | Philip David Warren | 1904 | 1910 |
13th | R. S. Templeton | 1910 | 1915 |
14th | W. C. S. Ingles | 1915 | 1923 |
15th | A. J. Wickwar | 1923 | 1927 |
16th | A. H. G. Dawson | 1927 | 1932 |
17th | G. K. Thornhill | 1932 | 1937 |
18th | L. G. O. Woodhouse | 1937 | 1943 |
19th | R. J. Johnston | 1943 | 1946 |
20th | I. F. Wilson | 1946 | 1951 |
21st | C. B. King | 1951 | 1954 |
22nd | N. S. Perera | 1954 | 1958 |
23rd | V. Rasaretnam | 1958 | 1961 |
24th | J. L. T. E. Dassenaike | 1961 | 1961 |
25th | S. Karthigesu | 1961 | 1965 |
26th | J. C. Chanmugam | 1965 | 1966 |
27th | F. H. Gunasekara | 1966 | 1967 |
28th | P. U. Ratnatunga | 1967 | 1968 |
29th | C. T. Goonawardana | 1968 | 1970 |
30th | C. Vanniasingam | 1970 | 1971 |
31st | R. A. Gunawardana | 1971 | 1973 |
32nd | A. M. Cumaraswamy | 1973 | 1973 |
33rd | S. J. Munasinghe | 1973 | 1981 |
34th | S. D. F. C. Nanayakkara | 1981 | 1989 |
35th | S. T. Herat | 1989 | 1991 |
36th | E. M. Perera | 1991 | 1991 |
37th | Thamotharam Somasekaram | 1991 | 1992 |
38th | S. Berugoda | 1992 | 1993 |
39th | N. C. Seneviratne | 1993 | 1996 |
40th | M. P. Salgado | 1996 | 1996 |
41st | K. L. A. Ranasinghe Silva | 1996 | 2003 |
42nd | P. A. Ariyaratne | 2003 | 2004 |
43rd | B. J. P. Mendis | 2004 | 2009 |
44th | S. M. W. Fernando | 2009 | 2013 |
45th | Kanagaratnam Thavalingam | 2013 | March 2014 |
46th | Nihal Gunawardena | March 2014 | May 2014 |
47th | Palitha Udayakantha | 30 May 2014 | Present |
References
- "History". Department of Survey. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16.
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