Niluka Ekanayake

Niluka Ekanayake

Governor of Central Province
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 March 2016
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Surangani Ellawala
Personal details
Nationality	Sri Lankan

Niluka Ekanayake is the present governor of Central Province of Sri Lanka.^[1] Niluka was an astrologer,^[2] before being appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena on 17 March 2016 as the Governor.^[3] She is the first transgender woman to hold the post of governor in a Sri Lankan Province.^[4]

References

↑ "Niluka Ekanayake sworn in as CP Governor". Daily News. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
↑ "When the President saw stars". The Sunday Leader. 24 December 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
↑ "Niluka Ekanayake sworn in as CP Governor". Ada Derana. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
↑ Maha Sanga Protests Appointment Of First Transgender Governor. Colombo Telegraph, Retrieved on 26 March 2016.

Governors of Central Province

Edwin Hurulle P. C. Imbulana E. L. Senanayake Stanley Tillekeratne Tudor Dassanayake Kiri Banda Ratnayake Monty Gopallawa Jagath Balasuriya Tikiri Kobbekaduwa Surangani Ellawala Niluka Ekanayake

Acting

Current Sri Lankan Governors

CP Niluka Ekanayake (IND) EP Austin Fernando (IND) NCP Dissanayake (SLFP) NP Cooray (SLFP) NWP Ratnayake (UNP) SAB Perera (IND) SP Nanayakkara (UNP) Uva Jayasinghe (SLFP) WP Logeswaran (IND)

Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Independent

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