P. B. Dissanayake

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
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Preceded by	Reginald Cooray
Succeeded by	Maithri Gunaratne
Acting Governor of Uva Province
In office 12 April 2018 – 11 May 2018
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Preceded by	M. P. Jayasinghe
Succeeded by	Ariya Rekawa
8th Governor of North Central Province
In office 27 January 2015 – 11 April 2018
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Preceded by	Karunarathne Diulgane
Succeeded by	M. P. Jayasinghe
Personal details
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party

References

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.