The governor of Uva, Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ඌව පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරයා Ūva palāth āndukāravarayā), is responsible for the management of the Uva 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] The current governor is Kapila Jayasekera.
| Governor of Uva | |
|---|---|
 | |
since 25 September 2024 | |
| Appointer | President of Sri Lanka |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | P. C. Imbulana |
| Formation | May 1988 |
| Website | governor |
Governors
editIndependent United National Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Communist Party of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
| No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. C. Imbulana | United National Party | May 1988 | January 1990 | [2] | ||
| 2 | Tilak Ratnayake | Independent | February 1990 | March 1993 | [2] | ||
| 3 | Abeyratne Pilapitiya | United National Party | March 1993 | December 1994 | [2] | ||
| 4 | Ananda Dassanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | January 1995 | 1999 | [2] | ||
| 5 | Sirisena Amarasiri | United National Party | 1999 | 25 April 2003 | [2] | ||
| 6 | Nanda Mathew | United National Party | 25 April 2003 | 27 January 2015 | [2] | ||
| 7 | M. P. Jayasinghe | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 27 January 2015 | 11 April 2018 | [2] | ||
| 8 | P. B. Dissanayake (acting) | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 12 April 2018 | 10 May 2018 | [3] | ||
| 9 | Ariya Rekawa | United National Party | 11 May 2018 | 3 January 2019 | [4] | ||
| 10 | Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon | Independent | 7 January 2019 | 9 January 2019 | [2] | ||
| 11 | Marshall Perera | Independent | 9 January 2019 | 3 August 2019 | [2] | ||
| 12 | Maithri Gunaratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 4 August 2019 | 20 November 2019 | [2] | ||
| 13 | Raja Collure | Communist Party of Sri Lanka | 21 November 2019 | 31 August 2020 | [2] | ||
| 14 | A. J. M. Muzammil | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 31 August 2020 | 25 September 2024 | [2] | ||
| 15 | Kapila Jayasekera | Independent | 25 September 2024 | Incumbent | [5] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ ":.Welcome to Eastern Provincial Council - Sri Lanka.:". www.ep.gov.lk. Archived from the original on 2011-01-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ "New Governors take oaths before President Sirisena". sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Ariya B. Rekawa appointed Uva Province Governor". Ada Derana. Derana. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ Ajith Siriwardana (25 September 2024). "New Governors sworn in - Breaking News | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 20 October 2024.