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Governor Of Uva Province
__NOTOC__ The governor of Uva, Sri Lanka ( si, ඌව පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරයා ''Ūva palāth āndukāravarayā''), is responsible for the management of the Uva Provincial Council. Some of the office's 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. The current Governor is Maithri Gunaratne. Governors See also * Chief minister (Sri Lanka) References External linksOffice of the Governor {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Governors Of Uva * Uva
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Flag Of Uva
The flag of Uva, was adopted for the Uva Province of Sri Lanka in 1987. Symbolism The flag of the Uva is a red and yellow flag of a bird. It is bordered by a series of patterns. See also * Flag of Sri Lanka * List of Sri Lankan flags References External links Uva Governor's officeSri Lanka.Asia {{Sri Lankan provincial flags Uva Uva Province Uva UVA most often refers to: * Ultraviolet A, a type of ultraviolet radiation * University of Virginia, a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States Uva or UVA may also refer to: Places * Uva, Missouri, an unincorporat ... Flags displaying animals Red and yellow flags ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananda Dassanayake
Ananda Dassanayake (16 April 1920 – 9 August 2012) was a Sri Lankan politician belonging to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He was the Governor of Uva Province Uva Province ( si, ඌව පළාත, Uva Paḷāta, ta, ஊவா மாகாணம், Uvā Mākāṇam) is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,259,880 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla and ... and Southern Province of Sri Lanka. He was a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for 17 years. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dassanayake, Ananda 1920 births 2012 deaths Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka Governors of Southern Province, Sri Lanka Governors of Uva Province Sri Lankan Buddhists Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians Place of birth missing Sinhalese politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Minister (Sri Lanka)
Chief ministers in Sri Lanka are elected heads of the provincial boards of ministers, bodies which aid and advice the governors, the heads of the provincial government, in the exercise of their executive power. The governor appoints as chief minister a member of the provincial council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council. There are nine chief ministerial positions in the country, out of which only six are currently occupied, while 3 are vacant and under the governor's direct rule. Appointment Governor may appoint a chief minister, who would be the leader of the political party that commands the majority of the provincial council. Duties The duties of the chief minister includes; * Advising the governor on the appointment of the boards of ministers. * Informing the governor of the province of all decisions of the Board of Ministers relating to the administration of the affairs of the province and the proposals for legislation. * Furnish inform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communist Party Of Sri Lanka
The Communist Party of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්රී ලංකාවේ කොමියුනිස්ට් පක්ෂය, ''Sri Lankavay Komiyunist Pakshaya'' ta, இலங்கை கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சி, translit=Ilankai Komyunist Katche) is a communist party in Sri Lanka. In the 2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2004 legislative election, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6% of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats. History The CPSL was founded as the Communist Party of Ceylon in 1943 and was a continuation of the United Socialist Party. The USP had been formed out of the Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist wing of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party. The USP was proscribed by the colonial authorities. The USP and then the CPC was initially led by Dr. S. A. Wickramasinghe. In 1952 Wickremesinghe's wife, the English-born Doreen Young Wickremasinghe, a former leader of the Suriya-Mal Movement, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Collure
Darrel Chandra Raja Collure (3 June 1938 – 7 December 2021) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Governor of the Uva Province and Governor of the North Western Province until his death in 2021. Biography He was a member of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka and a former member of the Sri Lanka Parliament. Collure died from COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ... on 7 December 2021, at the age of 83. References 1938 births 2021 deaths Communist Party of Sri Lanka politicians Governors of Uva Province Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka People's Alliance (Sri Lanka) politicians Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka {{UvaLK-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Perera
Bodiyabaduge Marshal Anslem Romanis Perera (1930/1931 – 30 May 2020) ( PC) was a Sri Lankan politician and governor of Uva, Sabaragamuwa and Southern Provinces. He served as Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province, in office between January 2015 and April 2018. He served as Governor of the country's Southern Province from 12 April 2018 to 31 December 2018 and also served as Governor of Uva Province from 9 January 2019 to 3 August 2019. Perera was called to the bar on 15 June 1955 and in July 2006, after fifty years in the legal profession, was appointed as a President's Counsel. He ran a legal practice in the High Court of Uva Province, the Badulla District Court, the Magistrate Courts and Labour Tribunal. Perera's son, Dilan, is the Member of Parliament for Badulla and a former Non-Cabinet Minister of Port Development. Death He died on 30 May 2020 at the age of 89 while being treated at a private hospital in Colombo after falling ill. His funeral was held on 1 June 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon
Thennakoon Mudiyanselage Rajith Keerthi Thennakoon is the former Governor of Uva, Southern and Central Provinces of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... He also served as Executive Director of polls monitoring body Campaign for Free and Fair Elections(CaFFE). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Thennakoon, Keerthi Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Governors of Central Province, Sri Lanka Sinhalese civil servants Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariya Rekawa
Ariya Bandara Rekawa (born 19 February 1941) is the 8th and current governor of Uva Province in Sri Lanka. Rekawa was elected to parliament representing the United National Party in the Kurunegala electorate at the 9th parliamentary election, held on 15 February 1989. Rekawa served as the Deputy Chairman of Committees The Deputy Chairman of Committees is a position in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. List of Deputy Chairman of Committees ;Parties See also Parliament of Sri Lanka Cabinet of Sri Lanka In Sri Lanka, the Cabinet of Ministers is the co ... between 9 March 1989 and 24 June 1994. He was the ambassador for Sri Lanka for the Philippines from 2001 to 2004. On 11 May 2018 he was appointed as the Governor of Uva Province. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rekawa, Ariya 1941 births 21st-century Sri Lankan politicians Ambassadors of Sri Lanka to the Philippines Deputy chairmen of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Governors of Uva Province Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanda Mathew
Caluadewagey Nanda Mathew (2 February 1940 - 2020) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was a former Governor of Uva Province, Minister of Sports and a member of parliament. Early life and education Born on 2 February 1940, to Sinhala Nationalist Cyril Mathew, he was educated at the S. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. He became a land owner and a planter. Political career He was elected to the House of Representatives of Ceylon in the 1965 general elections from Kolonna from the United National Party. He contested the 1970 general elections but was defeated by P.O. Wimalanaga. He elected from Kolonna in the 1977 general elections and was appointed Deputy Minister of Naval Services and Tourism, Rural Industry Development and Mahaweli Development by President J. R. Jayewardene. He was elected in the 1989 general elections from Ratnapura and was appointed Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports by President Ranasingha Premadasa. In 1994, he was giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirisena Amarasiri
Matarage Sirisena Amarasiri (5 September 1925 - 8 January 2007) was the 1st Chief Minister of Southern Province and 5th Governor of Uva. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Amarasiri, Sirisena Governors of Uva Province Chief Ministers of Southern Province, Sri Lanka Alumni of St. Aloysius' College, Galle 1925 births 2007 deaths Deputy ministers of Sri Lanka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abeyratne Pilapitiya
Abeyratne Bandara Herath Pilapitiya (born 25 May 1925) (known as ''Abeyratne Pilapitiya'') was a Sri Lankan politician who served as the 3rd Governor of Uva and 2nd Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa. Pilapitiya was first elected to parliament in March 1960 general election from Kalawana representing the United National Party, he lost the July 1960 general election to L. de S.A. Gunasekera. He was re-elected in the 1965 general election. He lost his seat to Sarath Muttetuwegama in the 1970 general election. He was again re-elected in the 1977 general election, defeating Sarath Muttetuwegama, but lost his seat in 1980 due to an election petition. He was elected to Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa The Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka is the head of the provincial board of ministers, a body which aids and advises the governor, the head of the provincial government, in the exercise of his executive power. The governor appoi ... in 1989 and served till 1993. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Sri Lanka
The President of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති ''Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi''; ta, இலங்கை சனாதிபதி ''Ilankai janātipati'') is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The president is the chief executive of the union government and the Commander-in-chief#Sri Lanka, commander-in-chief of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. Origin Under the Soulbury Commission, Soulbury Constitution which consisted of the Ceylon Independence Act, 1947 and The Ceylon (Constitution and Independence) Orders in Council 1947, Dominion of Ceylon, Ceylon (as Sri Lanka was known then) became a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary form of government. The List of heads of state of Sri Lanka#Monarch (1948–1972), monarch of Ceylon served as the head of state, represented by the Governor-General of Ceylon, governor-general with the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, prime minister serving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
