From 1948 to 1972, under the Ceylon Independence Act of 1947, the Monarch of the United Kingdom the served as the head of state of Ceylon, and was represented in Ceylon by a Governor-General. Ceylon became a republic under the Constitution of 1972, and the Monarch and Governor-General were replaced by a ceremonial President. Since 1978, under the current constitution, the president has executive powers, serving as both the head of state and head of government.

Monarch (1948–1972)

From 1948 to 1972, the Monarch of the United Kingdom served as the head of state of Ceylon. The Governor-General of Ceylon represented the monarch and exercised the duties of the head of state.

Portrait Name Birth Death Consort Relationship with Predecessor(s) Royal House
George VI
4 February 1948
–
6 February 1952		 14 December 1895 6 February 1952 Queen Elizabeth Position established Windsor
Elizabeth II
6 February 1952
–
22 May 1972		 21 April 1926 8 September 2022 Prince Philip Daughter of George VI

Governors-General

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Took office Left office Appointer
Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore
GCMG KStJ
(1887–1964)		 4 February 1948 6 July 1949 George VI
Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury
GCMG GCVO OBE MC PC
(1887–1971)		 6 July 1949 17 July 1954
Elizabeth II
Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke
GCMG KCVO KBE
(1892–1978)		 17 July 1954 2 March 1962
 William Gopallawa
MBE
(1897–1981)		 2 March 1962 22 May 1972

President of Sri Lanka

Under the 1972 Constitution of the Republic of Sri Lanka, the President of Sri Lanka replaced the Monarch as a ceremonial head of state. The president was elected by the National Assembly for a six-year term. In the event of a vacancy, the Prime Minister would serve as acting president.

In the 1978 Constitution, the presidency was made an executive post, otherwise all other the rules were the same as in the 1972 constitution.

Status
  Denotes Prime Minister acting as President
№ Portrait President
(Birth–Death)		 Elected Tenure Political affiliation
of president		 Prime Minister
Took office Left office
Non-Executive President
1
William Gopallawa
(1897–1981)		 – 22 May 1972 4 February 1978 Independent Bandaranaike
Jayewardene
Executive President
2 J. R. Jayewardene
(1906–1996)		 1982 4 February 1978 2 January 1989 United National Party Premadasa
3 Ranasinghe Premadasa
(1924–1993)		 1988 2 January 1989 1 May 1993
(assassinated)		 United National Party Wijetunga
4 Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
(1916–2008)		 – 1 May 1993 7 May 1993 United National Party Wickremesinghe
Kumaratunga
1993 7 May 1993 12 November 1994
5 Chandrika Kumaratunga
(born 1945)		 1994
1999		 12 November 1994 19 November 2005 Sri Lanka Freedom Party
(PA/UPFA)		 Bandaranaike
Wickremanayake
Wickremesinghe
M. Rajapaksa
6 Mahinda Rajapaksa
(born 1945)		 2005
2010		 19 November 2005 9 January 2015 Sri Lanka Freedom Party
(UPFA)		 Wickremanayake
Jayaratne
7 Maithripala Sirisena
(born 1951)		 2015 9 January 2015 18 November 2019 Sri Lanka Freedom Party
(UPFA)[1]		 Wickremesinghe
8 Gotabaya Rajapaksa
(born 1949)		 2019 18 November 2019 14 July 2022
(resigned)		 Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
(SLPFA)		 M. Rajapaksa
Wickremesinghe
9 Ranil Wickremesinghe
(born 1949)		 – 14 July 2022 20 July 2022 United National Party Gunawardena
2022 20 July 2022 Incumbent

Standards

References

  1. ↑ Elected as a New Democratic Front candidate, with the support of the United National Party.
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