Victor Perera

Victor Perera
1st Governor of Northern Province
In office 3 July 2008 – 10 October 2008
Preceded by	Mohan Wijewickrama (as acting)
Succeeded by	Dickson Sarathchandra Dela
30th Sri Lankan Inspector General of Police
In office 12 October 2006 – 1 July 2008
Preceded by	Chandra Fernando
Succeeded by	Jayantha Wickramaratne
Personal details
Profession	Police officer

Victor Perera was the first Governor of Northern Province and former Sri Lankan Inspector General of Police.^[1][2]

Police career

Victor Perera joined the Sri Lanka Police Service in 1974 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police. Serving as the most senior Deputy Inspector General of Police he was promoted as the 30th Inspector General Police on 12 October 2006 and retired from service on 30 June 2008.^[3][4] He was succeeded by the senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Kingsley Wickremaratne.^[5]

Political career

With the division of the North Eastern Province in 2007 Perera was appointed, by President Mahinda Rajapakse, as the first Governor of Northern Province, succeeding acting governor Rear Admiral Mohan Wijewickrema. Perera was the first former head of the police to have been appointed as a Governor to a province.^[3]

See also

• Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)
• Sri Lanka Police Service

References

1. "Sri Lanka: Jayantha Wickremaratne the New Inspector General of Police". Asiantribune. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
2. "Northern". Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988. World Statesmen.org. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
3. "Former IGP Victor Perera the new Governor of the Northern Province". lankamission.org. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
4. "Victor Perera, Sri Lanka's new Inspector General of Police". TamilNet. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
5. "IGP Victor Perera to retire next month". TamilNet. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

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