Niluka Ekanayake
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PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Preceded byMarshal Perera
Succeeded byDhamma Dissanayake
Niluka Ekanayake | |
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| නිලූකා ඒකනායක நிலுகா ஏகநாயக்க | |
| Chairperson of the State Timber Corporation | |
| Assumed office 9 January 2019 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| 9th Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province | |
| In office 12 April 2018 – 31 December 2018 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Preceded by | Marshal Perera |
| Succeeded by | Dhamma Dissanayake |
| 10th Governor of Central Province | |
| In office 17 March 2016 – 11 April 2018 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Preceded by | Surangani Ellawala |
| Succeeded by | Reginald Cooray |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | Politician Astrologer |
Niluka Ekanayake (Sinhala: නිලූකා ඒකනායක; Tamil: நிலுகா ஏகநாயக்க) is a Sri Lankan politician and astrologer. She was appointed as the 10th Governor of Central Province by President Maithripala Sirisena and served from 17 March 2016 to 11 April 2018.[1][2][3] She later served as the 9th Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province from 12 April 2018 to 31 December 2018.[4] In January 2019 she was appointed as Chairman of the State Timber Corporation (STC).[5][6][7]
She is the first LGBTQ+ person and first transgender woman to serve as a provincial governor in Sri Lanka, and is considered to be the first openly transgender head of a government in the world.[8]
