P. B. Dissanayake

P. B. Dissanayake
Dissanayake in March 2015
12th Governor of Central Province
In office
13 April 2018 – 31 December 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Preceded byReginald Cooray
Succeeded byMaithri Gunaratne
Acting Governor of Uva Province
In office
12 April 2018 – 11 May 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Preceded byM. P. Jayasinghe
Succeeded byAriya Rekawa
8th Governor of North Central Province
In office
27 January 2015 – 11 April 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Preceded byKarunarathne Diulgane
Succeeded byM. P. Jayasinghe
Personal details
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party

Punchi Banda Dissanayake is a Sri Lankan politician and was the 12th Governor of the Central Province (April – December 2018). In 2018 he also served as the acting Governor of Uva Province.[1] He has previously been the Governor of the North Central Province.[2][3][4][5][6]

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  2. ^ "Austin, Ellawala new Governors". Daily Mirror. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Six new provincial governors sworn in Sri Lanka". Colombo Page. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Six new Governors sworn in". www.priu.gov.lk. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Cooray reappointed as Northern governor". Hiru News. Asia Broadcasting Corporation. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. ^ "P.B Dissanayaka appointed Central Province Governor". dailynews.lk. Daily News. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.