The governor of the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka (Sinhala: නැගෙනහිර පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරයා Nægenahira palāth āndukāravarayā), is the head of the provincial government and exercises executive power over subjects devolved to the Eastern Provincial Council.
[1] The governor is appointed by the president of Sri Lanka for a period of five years.
[1] The current governor is Jayantha Lal Ratnasekera.
[2][3][4] Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United People's Freedom Alliance Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Ceylon Workers' Congress