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]

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

References

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  1. ^ "New Governors take oaths before President Sirisena". sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  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.
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Central Province
2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Uva
(Acting)

2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of North Central Province
2015–2018
Succeeded by