List of governors of Eastern Province

The governor of the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka (Sinhala: නැගෙනහිර 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 Jayantha Lal Ratnasekera.^[2][3][4]

Governor of Eastern Province
Flag of Eastern Province
Incumbent Jayantha Lal Ratnasekera since 25 September 2024
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

Governors

Parties

  Independent   Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United People's Freedom Alliance   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna   Ceylon Workers' Congress   National People's Power

No.	Name		Portrait	Party	Took office	Left office	Refs
1		Mohan Wijewickrama		Independent	22 December 2006	January 2015	[5][6]
2		Austin Fernando		Independent	27 January 2015	1 July 2017	[7][8][9]
3		Rohitha Bogollagama		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	4 July 2017	3 January 2019	[10][11][12]
4		M. L. A. M. Hizbullah		United People's Freedom Alliance	3 January 2019	3 June 2019
5		Shan Wijayalal De Silva		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	5 June 2019	20 November 2019
6		Anuradha Yahampath		Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	4 December 2019	15 May 2023
7		Senthil Thondaman		Ceylon Workers' Congress	17 May 2023	23 September 2024
8		Jayantha Lal Ratnasekera		Independent	25 September 2024	Incumbent	[4]

References

1. "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. "You are being redirected..." www.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
3. "New Provincial Governors Appointed in Sri Lanka". Lanka Sara. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
4. "New Governors appointed by the President". adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
5. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1478/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 5 January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
6. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1739/16. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 4 January 2012.
7. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1900/09. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
8. "Austin, Ellawala new Governors". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
9. "Six Provincial Governors take oaths". The Nation. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
10. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 2026/34. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 6 July 2017.
11. "Austin President's Secy., Bogollagama Eastern Governor". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
12. Yapa, Ayshwarya (4 July 2017). "Austin Fernando sworn in as Presidential Secretary". Ada Derana. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

External links

• Eastern Provincial Council