List of Governors of Eastern Province

Governor of Eastern Province
Flag of Eastern Province
Incumbent Austin Fernando since 27 January 2015
Appointer	Maithripala Sirisena
Term length	5 years
Precursor	Governor of the North Eastern Province
Inaugural holder	Mohan Wijewickrama
Formation	22 December 2006
Website	Eastern Province Governor's Secretariat

The Governor of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka is the head of the provincial government and exercises executive power in respect of 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 Austin Fernando.

Governors

      Independent       Sri Lanka Freedom Party       United National Party

No.	Name		Portrait	Party	Took office	Left office	Refs
1		Wijewickrama, MohanMohan Wijewickrama		Independent	22 December 2006	January 2015	[2][3]
2		Fernando, AustinAustin Fernando		Independent	27 January 2015		[4][5][6]

Living former governors

• Mohan Wijewickrama

References

1. "The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Chapter XVIIA". Policy Research & Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka.
2. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1478/26. 5 January 2007.
3. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1739/16. 4 January 2012.
4. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1900/09. 2 February 2015.
5. "Austin, Ellawala new Governors". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 27 January 2015.
6. "Six Provincial Governors take oaths". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 27 January 2015.

External links

• Eastern Province Governor's Secretariat