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The governor of the Southern Province of Sri Lanka ( Dakunu palāth āndukāravarayā) is responsible for the management of the Southern 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.
Governors Parties
No.NamePortraitParty Took office Left officeRefs 1 Abdul Bakeer Markar United National Party13 June 1988 December 1993 2 Leslie Mervyn Jayaratne United National PartyDecember 1993 December 1994 3 Neville Kanakeratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party January 1995 20 September 1999 4 Ananda Dassanayake Sri Lanka Freedom PartySeptember 1999 January 2002 5 Kingsley Wickramaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1 February 2002 23 October 2006 6 Kumari Balasuriya Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 October 2006 23 January 2015 7 Hemakumara Nanayakkara United National Party23 January 2015 11 April 2018 8 Marshal Perera Independent12 April 20189 January 2019 9 Rajith Keerthi Thennakoon Independent9 January 20193 August 2019 10 Hemal Gunasekara Sri Lanka Freedom Party4 August 201920 November 2019 11 Willy Gamage Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna21 November 20192 May 2024 12 Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena Sri Lanka Freedom Party2 May 202425 September 2024 13 Bandula Harischandra Independent25 September 202416 November 2025 14 Susiripala Manawadu Independent24 February 2026Incumbent
See also Chief minister (Sri Lanka)
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References
External links Office of the Governor Southern Provincial Council