Surveyor General of Sri Lanka

Surveyor General of Sri Lanka

Incumbent P. M. P. Udayakanta since 30 May 2014
Department of Survey
Formation	2 August 1800
First holder	J. Johnwil
Website	Survey Department of Sri Lanka

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Surveyor General of Sri Lanka is the head of Department of Survey of Sri Lanka. The post was established in 1800 with the formation of the Surveyor General's Department. The current Surveyor General is P. M. P. Udayakanta.

List of Surveyor Generals

#	Surveyor General	Took office	Left office
1st	J. Johnwil	2 August 1800	1805
2nd	George Atkinson	1805	1811
3rd	Gualterus Schneider	1811	1833
4th	F. B. Norris	1833	1846
5th	H. Chims	1846	1854
6th	W. D. Gosset	1855	1858
7th	Charles Sims	1858	1865
8th	A. B. Eyers	1866	1883
9th	P. C. H. Clarke	1883	1893
10th	G. D. Mantell	1894	1896
11th	F. H. Grinlinton	1896	1904
12th	Philip David Warren	1904	1910
13th	R. S. Templeton	1910	1915
14th	W. C. S. Ingles	1915	1923
15th	A. J. Wickwar	1923	1927
16th	A. H. G. Dawson	1927	1932
17th	G. K. Thornhill	1932	1937
18th	L. G. O. Woodhouse	1937	1943
19th	R. J. Johnston	1943	1946
20th	I. F. Wilson	1946	1951
21st	C. B. King	1951	1954
22nd	N. S. Perera	1954	1958
23rd	V. Rasaretnam	1958	1961
24th	J. L. T. E. Dassenaike	1961	1961
25th	S. Karthigesu	1961	1965
26th	J. C. Chanmugam	1965	1966
27th	F. H. Gunasekara	1966	1967
28th	P. U. Ratnatunga	1967	1968
29th	C. T. Goonawardana	1968	1970
30th	C. Vanniasingam	1970	1971
31st	R. A. Gunawardana	1971	1973
32nd	A. M. Cumaraswamy	1973	1973
33rd	S. J. Munasinghe	1973	1981
34th	S. D. F. C. Nanayakkara	1981	1989
35th	S. T. Herat	1989	1991
36th	E. M. Perera	1991	1991
37th	Thamotharam Somasekaram	1991	1992
38th	S. Berugoda	1992	1993
39th	N. C. Seneviratne	1993	1996
40th	M. P. Salgado	1996	1996
41st	K. L. A. Ranasinghe Silva	1996	2003
42nd	P. A. Ariyaratne	2003	2004
43rd	B. J. P. Mendis	2004	2009
44th	S. M. W. Fernando	2009	2013
45th	Kanagaratnam Thavalingam	2013	March 2014
46th	Nihal Gunawardena	March 2014	May 2014
47th	P. M. P. Udayakanta	30 May 2014	Present

References

"History". Department of Survey.

External links

Survey Department of Sri Lanka

Surveyor Generals of Sri Lanka

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