Reginald Cooray

He was briefly governor of the Central Province in April 2018, his tenure lasting less than 24 hours, making it the shortest of any governorship in Sri Lankan history.

[15][16] In 1993 the USA and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) formed the People's Alliance (PA).

[22][23] On 20 January 2004 the SLFP and the JVP formed the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).

[24] Cooray contested the 2004 parliamentary election as one of the UPFA's candidates in Kalutara District and was re-elected to Parliament.

[27] Cooray was accused of accepting bribes from private operators in return for bus route permits and of nepotism.

[citation needed] Facing a no-confidence motion over corruption and abuse of power, Cooray resigned in June 2005.

[32][33][34] Cooray contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UPFA's candidates in Kalutara District and was re-elected to Parliament.

[57][58][59][60] The revocation has been attributed to an objection by senior Buddhist clergy from the Central Province on the basis of Cooray's Catholic faith and non-Govigama caste.