Mayor of Colombo
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The Mayor of Colombo is the Mayor
of (and head of) the Colombo Municipal Council
. The post was created in 1866 when the Colombo Municipal Council established by the Legislative Council of Ceylon
. The officers of the mayor are at the Colombo Town Hall
. The mayors legal title is His worship the Mayor of Colombo.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of (and head of) the Colombo Municipal Council
Colombo Municipal Council
The Colombo Municipal Council is the local council for Colombo, the largest city and financial centre in Sri Lanka. The council was formed in 1865 and first met in 1866. The municipal council is the oldest and the largest local government authority in Sri Lanka and, as of 2001, covers a resident...
. The post was created in 1866 when the Colombo Municipal Council established by the Legislative Council of Ceylon
Legislative Council of Ceylon
The Legislative Council of Ceylon was the legislative body of Ceylon established in 1833, along with the Executive Council of Ceylon, on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission. It was the first form of representative government in the island...
. The officers of the mayor are at the Colombo Town Hall
Town Hall, Colombo
The Town Hall of Colombo is the headquarters of the Colombo Municipal Council and the office of the Mayor of Colombo. Built in front of the Viharamahadevi Park, it is the meeting place for the elected municipal council....
. The mayors legal title is His worship the Mayor of Colombo.
List of Mayors
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Walter Edward DavidsonWalter Edward DavidsonSir Walter Edward Davidson KCMG was a colonial Administrator and diplomat. He served periods as Governor of the Seychelles, Governor of Newfoundland and as Governor of New South Wales, in which he died in office....
, KCMG, CBE, KStJVenerable Order of Saint JohnThe Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , is a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, Ireland and the United States of America, with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and...
, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was... - T. Reid, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
William Lindsay MurphyWilliam Lindsay MurphySir William Lindsay Murphy was the British Governor of the Bahamas from 28 July 1945–1950. Prior to his appointment as Governor, he was the Colonial Secretary of Bermuda from 1942–1945, before which he was the Mayor of Colombo and first Municipal Commissioner from 1937 to 1941 in Ceylon. The Irish...
1937-1941 (First Municipal Commissioner) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
R. Saravanamuttu 1937, 1941–1942 - V. R. Schokman 1938-1939
- A. E. GoonesinhaA. E. GoonesinhaAlexander Ekanayake Goonesinha was a pioneering trade union leader known as the "Father of the Labour Movement" in Sri Lanka. He was the founder of the Ceylon Labor Party, Sri Lanka's first labor organization and was the First Ceylonese Mayor of Colombo. A. E...
1940 - George R. De Silva 1943
- R. A. De Mel 1944-1946
- R. F. S. De Mel 1945, 1947–1948
- Kumaran Ratnam 1950
- S. Sellamuttu 1951
- C. T. Grero 1952-1953
- T. Rudra 1953-1954
- N. M. PereraN. M. PereraNanayakkarapathirage Martin Perera, better known as Dr. N. M. Perera, was one of the leaders of the Sri Lankan Trotskyist Lanka Sama Samaja Party...
1954-1956 - V. A. Sugathadasa 1956-1957,1963–1965
- M. H. MohamedM. H. MohamedMohamed Haniffa Mohamed is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
1960-1962 - M. Vincent Perera 1965-1966, 1970–1973
- Jabir A. Cader 1966-1969
- A. H. M. FowzieA. H. M. FowzieA. Abdul Hameed Mohamed Fowzie is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:**...
1974-1977 - B. Sirisena Cooray 1979-1989
- M. Hussain Mohamad 1989-1991
- Ratnasiri Rajapakse 1991-1994
- K. Ganeshalingam 1996-1997
- Karu JayasuriyaKaru JayasuriyaDeshabandu Karu Jayasuriya is the current deputy Leader of the United National Party , the main Opposition party of Sri Lanka and Ex Cabinet Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs. He is also a Member of Parliament representing the Gampaha District...
1997-1999 - Omar Kamil 1999-2002
- Prasanna GunawardenaPrasanna GunawardenaPrasanna Gunawardena was a former Mayor of Colombo and a current Presidential adviser. The brother of Dinesh Gunawardena, Indika Gunawardena and son of Philip Gunawardena, he was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo.-See also:*Philip Gunawardena...
2002-2006 - Uvais Mohamed ImitiyasUvais Mohamed ImitiyasUvais Mohamed Imitiyas is the Mayor of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Effectively unelected, he assumed office on a technicality. Imtiyas was a Three Wheel Auto Driver from an impoverished background who contested local government elections on an independent ticket. At that stage he had no realistic chance...
2006-2011 - A. J. M. MuzammilA. J. M. MuzammilAhamed Jamaldeen Mohamed Muzammil is a Sri Lankan politician and Mayor of Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital-Early life:Muzammil was born on 5 January 1949. hails from Kahawatta, Ratnapura District. He was educated at Zahira College, Colombo. He is a long standing member of Moors Sports Club, having...
2011-2015