List of Governors of North Western Province

Governor of North Western Province
Incumbent
Tissa Balalla
since 5 October 2007
Appointer Mahinda Rajapaksa
Inaugural holder Dingiri Banda Wijetunge
Formation 1 June 1988

The Governor of North Western, Sri Lanka has the management of the North Western Provincial Council. Some of its 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]

Contents

Governors

No. Name Took Office Left Office
1 Dingiri Banda Wijetunge 1 June 1988 31 January 1989
2 Montague Jayawickrama 1 February 1989 13 October 1993
3 Karunasena Kodituwakku 13 October 1993 7 July 1994
4 Ananda De Alwis 8 July 1994 12 January 1995
5 Hector Arawwawala 13 January 1995 3 January 1999
6 Siripala Jayaweera 3 January 1999 30 April 2004
7 Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi 30 April 2004, 5 October 2007
8 Tissa Balalla 5 October 2007 Present

Living former governors

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.ep.gov.lk/govindex.asp

External links

Governors
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga · Montague Jayawickrama · Karunasena Kodituwakku · Ananda De Alwis · Hector Arawwawala · Siripala Jayaweera · Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi · Tissa Balalla
Acting
Sri Lankan Governors
Provincial Governors
Defunct