List of governors of North Western Province
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{{Infobox political post
| post = Governor
| body = North Western Province
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| insigniacaption = Flag of North Western Province
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| incumbent = Tissa Kumarasiri
| incumbentsince = 25 September 2024
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| appointer = President of Sri Lanka
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| termlength = 5 years
| inaugural = Dingiri Banda Wijetunge
| formation = 1 June 1988
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| website = {{URL|governor.nw.gov.lk}}
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The governor of the North Western Province of Sri Lanka ({{langx|si|වයඹ පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරයා}} Wayamba palāth āndukāravarayā) is responsible for the management of the North Western 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.ep.gov.lk/govindex.asp |title=:.Welcome to Eastern Provincial Council - Sri Lanka.: |website=www.ep.gov.lk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104131722/http://www.ep.gov.lk/govindex.asp |archive-date=2011-01-04}}
Governors
;Parties
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! No. ! Name ! class=unsortable|Portrait ! colspan="2"|Party ! Took office ! Left office ! class=unsortable|Refs |
| 1
| | style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"| | United National Party | align="center"|1 June 1988 | align="center"|31 January 1989 |
| 2
| | style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"| | United National Party | align="center"|1 February 1989 | align="center"|13 October 1993 |
| 3
| | style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"| | United National Party | align="center"|13 October 1993 | align="center"|7 July 1994 |
| 4
| | style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"| | United National Party | align="center"|8 July 1994 | align="center"|12 January 1995 |
| 5
| | style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"| | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | align="center"|13 January 1995 | align="center"|3 January 1999 |
| 6
| | style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"| | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | align="center"|3 January 1999 | align="center"|30 April 2004 |
| 7
| | style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"| | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | align="center"|30 April 2004 | align="center"|5 October 2007 |
| 8
| | style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"| | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | align="center"|5 October 2007 | align="center"|23 January 2015 |
| 9
| | style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"| | United National Party | align="center"|23 January 2015 | align="center"|11 April 2018 |
| 10
| | style="background:{{party color|Independent}}; color:white;"| | Independent | align="center"|12 April 2018 | align="center"|4 January 2019 |
| 10
| | style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"| | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | align="center"|4 January 2019 | align="center"|21 November 2019 |
| 11
| | style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna}}; color:white;"| | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | align="center"|21 November 2019 | align="center"|31 August 2020 |
| 12
| | style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of Sri Lanka}}; color:white;"| | Communist Party of Sri Lanka | align="center"|31 August 2020 | align="center"|7 December 2021 |
| 13
| | style="background:{{party color|Independent}}; color:white;"| | Independent | align="center"|9 December 2021 | align="center"|17 May 2023 |
| 14
| | style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"| | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | align="center"|17 May 2023 | align="center"|1 May 2024 |
| 15
| | style="background:{{party color|Independent}}; color:white;"| | Independent | align="center"|2 May 2024 | align="center"|23 September 2024 |
| 16
| | style="background:{{party color|Independent}}; color:white;"| | Independent | align="center"|25 September 2024 | align="center"|Incumbent |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.governor.nw.gov.lk/ Office of the Governor]
- [http://www.cs.nw.gov.lk/csnw/ North Western Provincial Council]
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