Governor of Northern Province | |
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since 25 September 2024 | |
Appointer | President of Sri Lanka |
Term length | 5 years |
Precursor | Governor of the North Eastern Province |
Inaugural holder | Mohan Wijewickrama (acting) |
Formation | 1 January 2007 |
Website | np |
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.