Niluka Ekanayake
Niluka Ekanayake | |
|---|---|
| නිලූකා ඒකනායක நிலுகா ஏகநாயக்க | |
| Chairperson of the State Timber Corporation | |
| Assumed office 9 January 2019 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| 9th Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province | |
| In office 12 April 2018 – 31 December 2018 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Preceded by | Marshal Perera |
| Succeeded by | Dhamma Dissanayake |
| 10th Governor of Central Province | |
| In office 17 March 2016 – 11 April 2018 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Preceded by | Surangani Ellawala |
| Succeeded by | Reginald Cooray |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Occupation | Politician Astrologer |
Niluka Ekanayake (Sinhala: නිලූකා ඒකනායක; Tamil: நிலுகா ஏகநாயக்க) is a Sri Lankan politician and astrologer. She was appointed as the 10th Governor of Central Province by President Maithripala Sirisena and served from 17 March 2016 to 11 April 2018.[1][2][3] She later served as the 9th Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province from 12 April 2018 to 31 December 2018.[4] In January 2019 she was appointed as Chairman of the State Timber Corporation (STC).[5][6][7]
She is the first LGBTQ+ person and first transgender woman to serve as a provincial governor in Sri Lanka, and is considered to be the first openly transgender head of a government in the world.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "When the President saw stars". The Sunday Leader. 24 December 2006. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Niluka Ekanayake sworn in as CP Governor". Ada Derana. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Newly-appointed Central Province Governor pays homage to Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic". News First Ltd. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "New Governors take oaths before President Sirisena". sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Reginald to head Gems & Jewelry Authority, Niluka to head STC". Dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Reginald Cooray and Niluka Ekanayake given new posts". Archived from the original on 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ "Niluka Ekanayake appointed as STC Chairman - Sri Lanka Latest News". Newsfirst.lk. January 10, 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Maha Sanga Protests Appointment Of First Transgender Governor". colombotelegraph.com. Colombo Telegraph. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.