List of Governors of Southern Province
| Governor of Southern Province | |
|---|---|
| Appointer | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Inaugural holder | Mohammed Abdul Bakeer Markar |
| Formation | 13 June 1988 |
| Website | Southern Provincial Council |
The Governor of Southern Province, Sri Lanka has the management of the Southern 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]
Governors
| No. | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bakeer Markar | 13 June 1988 | December, 1993 |
| 2 | Leslie Mervyn Jayaratna | December, 1993 | December, 1994 |
| 3 | Neville Kanakeratne | January, 1995 | 20 September 1999 |
| 4 | Ananda Dassanayake | 1999 | 2002 |
| 5 | Kingsley Wickramaratne | 1 February 2002 | 23 October 2006 |
| 6 | Kumari Balasuriya | 23 October 2006 | 23 January 2015 |
| 7 | Hemakumara Nanayakkara | 23 January 2015 | Present |
See also
- List of Chief Ministers of Sri Lanka
References
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