Governor of Southern Province

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The Governor of Southern Province is the central government–appointed official who serves as the chief representative of the President and the head of the provincial administration in Sri Lanka’s Southern Province.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf provincial governor
public office
appointedBy President of Sri Lanka
appointedFor fixed term defined by the Constitution of Sri Lanka
canBeRemovedBy President of Sri Lanka
confers provincial honours and appointments within constitutional limits
country Sri Lanka
countryAdministered Sri Lanka
createdFor devolved system of provincial councils in Sri Lanka
governmentBranch Government of Sri Lanka
surface form: central government of Sri Lanka
hasAuthorityOver Southern Provincial Council
surface form: Southern Provincial Council (in specified constitutional matters)
hasConstituency Southern Province
hasPower to assent to statutes passed by the Southern Provincial Council
to dissolve the Southern Provincial Council (subject to constitutional provisions)
to withhold assent to statutes passed by the Southern Provincial Council
hasSeatIn Southern Province
hasSymbol provincial flag of Southern Province (for official use)
inception after establishment of provincial councils under the 13th Amendment
jurisdiction Southern Province
languageUsed English
Sinhala
Tamil
legalBasis 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka
surface form: Constitution of Sri Lanka
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Southern Province
officeHolders various individuals since creation of Southern Provincial Council
officeScope executive functions at provincial level in Southern Province
officeType sub‑national executive office
oversees implementation of central government policies in Southern Province
provincial public administration in Southern Province
partOf provincial governance structure of Sri Lanka
reportsTo President of Sri Lanka
represents President of Sri Lanka in Southern Province
residence official residence in Southern Province
role chief representative of the President in Southern Province
head of the provincial administration of Southern Province
style His Excellency
supervises provincial public service in Southern Province
worksWith Board of Ministers of Southern Province
Chief Minister of Southern Province

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Southern Province, Sri Lanka hasExecutiveHead Governor of Southern Province
Southern Province, Sri Lanka hasHeadOfGovernment Governor of Southern Province
this entity surface form: Chief Minister of Southern Province
Southern Provincial Council hasCeremonialHeadTitle Governor of Southern Province