List of governors of Sabaragamuwa

The governor of Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka (Sinhala: සබරගමුව පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරයා Sabaragamuva palāth āndukāravarayā), is responsible for the management of the Sabaragamuwa 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]

Governor of Sabaragamuwa
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Incumbent
Navin Dissanayake
since 13 June 2023
AppointerPresident of Sri Lanka
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderNoel Wimalasena
Formation30 April 1988
Websitesg.gov.lk

Governors

  Independent   Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

No. Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Refs
1 Noel Wimalasena United National Party 30 April 1988 1993 [2]
2 C. N. Saliya Mathew United National Party 1993 9 June 2005 [2]
3 Reggie Ranatunga Sri Lanka Freedom Party 9 June 2005 February 2008 [2]
4 Dickson Sarathchandra Dela Independent 22 February 2008 2 October 2008 [2]
5 Mohan Saliya Ellawala Sri Lanka Freedom Party 2 October 2008 12 May 2009 [2][3]
6 Alavi Moulana (acting) Sri Lanka Freedom Party 13 May 2009 5 July 2009 [2]
7 Janaka Priyantha Bandara Sri Lanka Freedom Party 5 July 2009 21 April 2010 [2]
8 W. J. M. Lokubandara Sri Lanka Freedom Party 21 April 2010 27 January 2015 [2]
9 Marshal Perera Independent 27 January 2015 11 April 2018 [2]
10 Niluka Ekanayake Independent 12 April 2018 2 January 2019 [4]
11 Dhamma Dissanayake Independent 3 January 2019 20 December 2019 [2]
12 Tikiri Kobbekaduwa Independent 21 December 2019 10 June 2023 [2]
13 Navin Dissanayake United National Party 13 June 2023 Present [2]

See also

References
  1. ":.Welcome to Eastern Provincial Council - Sri Lanka.:". www.ep.gov.lk. Archived from the original on 2011-01-04.
  2. "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. "An exit of a humanist". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 15 May 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. "New Governors take oaths before President Sirisena". sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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