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The governor-general, the vice-regal representative of the monarch of Ceylon, the Senate and the House of Representatives exercised legislative power. The House of Representatives consisted of 101 Members, of which 95 were elected by universal suffrage and 6 were nominated by the Governor-General.
The second Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.It was formed in August 2020 after the parliamentary election and ended in April 2022 after all 26 cabinet ministers resigned en masse amidst the 2022 Sri Lankan protests.
A Governor of a Province in Sri Lanka, is the head of the provincial council and representative of the President of Sri Lanka in the province. Established in 1987, under the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka and deriving its powers from the Provincial Council Act No 47 of 1987, a governor exercises executive power in respect of subjects devolved to provincial council.
All governors-general lived there until 1972, when the monarchy was abolished, and the residence was thereafter renamed President's House. [ 3 ] Other vice-regal residences included the King's Pavilion , in Kandy , used for rare state functions; and the Queen's Cottage , the vacationing residence of governors-general in the town of Nuwara Eliya .
2 May − Sri Lanka records 700 COVID-19 patients. [21] 7 May − Sri Lanka records 800 COVID-19 patients. [22] 11 May − State and government businesses begin work under government rules and health restrictions. [23] 13 May − Sri Lanka records 900 COVID-19 patients. [24] 19 May − Sri Lanka records 1000 COVID-19 patients. [25]
The Constitution of Sri Lanka has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978. It is Sri Lanka's second republican constitution and its third constitution since the country's independence (as Ceylon) in 1948, after the Donoughmore Constitution ...
The Senate consisted of 30 members (15 elected by the House and 15 by the Governor-General) was abolished on 2 October 1971. Amendments 29 of 1954 on 06.07.1954 to amend section 29(2) to enable enactment of Act Nos.35 & 36 of 1954
The fourth Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet, also known as the Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe cabinet, was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.It was formed in May 2022 following the appointment of Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new Prime Minister [1] and ended in July 2022 following Rajapaksa's resignation.