Governor of Western Province | |
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since 24 March 2020 | |
Style | The Right Honourable |
Appointer | President of Sri Lanka |
Term length | 5 Years |
Inaugural holder | Suppiah Sharvananda |
Formation | 6 June 1988 |
Website | secgov |
The governor of the Western Province of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: බස්නාහිර පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරයා Basnāhira palāth āndukāravarayā), is responsible for the management of the 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.[1]