List of governors of North Western Province

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Governor of North Western Province
Flag of North Western Province
Incumbent
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena
since 17 May 2023
AppointerPresident of Sri Lanka
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderDingiri Banda Wijetunge
Formation1 June 1988
Websitegovernor.nw.gov.lk

The governor of the North Western Province of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: වයඹ පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරයා Wayamba palāth āndukāravarayā) is responsible for the management of the North Western Provincial Council. Some of the office's key functions include 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]

Governors[edit]

Parties

  Independent   United National Party   Sri Lanka Freedom Party   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna   Communist Party of Sri Lanka

No. Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Refs
1 Dingiri Banda Wijetunga United National Party 1 June 1988 31 January 1989 [2]
2 Montague Jayawickrama United National Party 1 February 1989 13 October 1993 [2]
3 Karunasena Kodituwakku United National Party 13 October 1993 7 July 1994 [2]
4 Anandatissa de Alwis United National Party 8 July 1994 12 January 1995 [2]
5 Hector Arawwawala Sri Lanka Freedom Party 13 January 1995 3 January 1999 [2]
6 Siripala Jayaweera Sri Lanka Freedom Party 3 January 1999 30 April 2004 [2]
7 Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi Sri Lanka Freedom Party 30 April 2004 5 October 2007 [2]
8 Tissa Balalla Sri Lanka Freedom Party 5 October 2007 23 January 2015 [2]
9 Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake United National Party 23 January 2015 11 April 2018 [2]
10 K. C. Logeswaran Independent 12 April 2018 4 January 2019 [3]
10 Peshala Jayarathne Sri Lanka Freedom Party 4 January 2019 21 November 2019 [2]
11 A. J. M. Muzammil Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 21 November 2019 31 August 2020 [2]
12 Raja Collure Communist Party of Sri Lanka 31 August 2020 7 December 2021 [2]
13 Wasantha Karannagoda Independent 9 December 2021 17 May 2023 [2]
14 Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena Sri Lanka Freedom Party 17 May 2023 Incumbent [2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ":.Welcome to Eastern Provincial Council - Sri Lanka.:". www.ep.gov.lk. Archived from the original on 2011-01-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. ^ "New Governors take oaths before President Sirisena". sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

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