List of governors of Northern Province
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The governor of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka (Tamil: வட மாகாண ஆளுநர், romanized: Vaṭa Mākāṇa Āḷunar; Sinhala: උතුරු පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරයා, romanized: Uturu Paḷāt Āṇḍukāravarayā) is the head of the provincial government and exercises executive power over subjects devolved to the Northern Provincial Council.[1] The current governor is Nagalingam Vedanayagam.
| Governor of Northern Province | |
|---|---|
| வட மாகாண ஆளுநர் උතුරු පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරයා | |
| |
since 25 September 2024 | |
| Appointer | |
| Term length |
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| Precursor | Governor of the North Eastern Province |
| Inaugural holder | Mohan Wijewickrama (acting) |
| Formation | 1 January 2007 |
| Website | np |
Governors
| No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohan Wijewickrama (acting) | | Independent | 1 January 2007 | 3 July 2008 | [2] | ||
| 1 | Victor Perera | | Independent | 3 July 2008 | 10 October 2008 | [3] | |
| 2 | Dickson Sarathchandra Dela | | Independent | 10 October 2008 | 12 July 2009 | [4] | |
| 3 | G. A. Chandrasiri | | Independent | 12 July 2009 | January 2015 | [5][6] | |
| 4 | H. M. G. S. Palihakkara | | Independent | 27 January 2015 | 16 February 2016 | [7][8][9] | |
| 5 | Reginald Cooray | | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 16 February 2016 | 31 December 2018 | [10][11][12][13][14] | |
| 6 | Suren Raghavan | | Independent | 7 January 2019 | 20 November 2019 | [15][16][17][18] | |
| 7 | P. S. M. Charles | | Independent | 30 December 2019 | 11 October 2021 | [19][20] | |
| 8 | Jeevan Thiagarajah | | Independent | 11 October 2021 | 15 May 2023 | [21][22][23] | |
| 9 | P. S. M. Charles | | Independent | 17 May 2023 | 24 September 2024 | [24] | |
| 10 | Nagalingam Vedanayagam | |
Independent | 25 September 2024 | Incumbent | [25] | |