List of Mayors of Galle
The Mayor of Galle is the head of Galle Municipal Council and his office is located at the Galle Town Hall.
List of Mayors
Former Prime Minister Wijeyananda Dahanayake was the first mayor.
The following were the Mayor of Galle:
| Name | Date of office | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Wijeyananda Dahanayake | 1939-41 | First Mayor of Galle and Prime Minister of Ceylon (1959–60) |
| Don Samuel Goonasekera[1] | 1944 | Member for Udugama (1947-52), Member for Habaraduwa (1956-?) Minister of Labour, Cultural Affairs and Social Services |
| Al-Haj A. R. M. Thassim[2] (OBE) | 1950-51 | The longest serving mayor of Galle |
| Al-Haj A. R. M. Thassim (OBE) | 1954-62 | |
| W. D. S. Abeygoonawardena | 1965-66 | Member of Parliament for Galle |
| Deshabandu D. P. Wijenarayana | Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Union of Myanmar (1982–86) | |
| Wijaya Dahanayake[3] | Deputy Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs and Member of Parliament for Matara | |
| Lionel Premasiri | 1997-2001 | Member for Galle District (2004–10) and deputy minister of Social Services and Social Welfare |
| Mansoor Marikar[3] | 2001-02 | |
| Lionel Premasiri | 2002-2004 | |
| Ismail Mohamed Ariff | 2004-06 | |
| Weeranarayana Kelum Seneviratne | 2006-08 | |
| Methsiri de Silva Alexendar Methsiri de Silva | 2008-11 | |
| Fowz Niyas | 2011 | |
| Methsiri de Silva Alexendar Methsiri de Silva | 2011-13 | |
| Weeranarayana Kelum Seneviratne[4] | 2013-14 | |
| Alexandar Methsiri de Silva | 2014–present |
References
- ↑ Jayawardane, Ishara (17 July 2012). "A Politician and a Gentleman". Daily News.
- ↑ Fahim, Thimsy (3 January 2010). "City father to Galle and philanthropist to the nation". Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- 1 2 "Galle MC mourns death of Gamini Atukorale". Daily News. 4 January 2002. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ Action at Carlton International Super Sevens
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