Reginald Cooray

Hon.
Reginald Cooray
5th Governor of the Northern Province
In office
16 February 2016 – 31 December 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Preceded byH. M. G. S. Palihakkara
Succeeded bySarath Ekanayake
12th Governor of the Central Province
In office
12 April 2018 – 13 April 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Preceded byNiluka Ekanayake
Succeeded byP. B. Dissanayake
5th Chief Minister of the Western Province
In office
3 July 2005 – 4 May 2009
Preceded byNandana Mendis
Succeeded byPrasanna Ranatunga
In office
9 November 2000 – 22 June 2005
Preceded bySusil Premajayanth
Succeeded byNandana Mendis
Member of Parliament
for Kalutara District
In office
2010 – 26 June 2015
In office
2004 – 28 May 2004
Succeeded byNirmala Kotalawala
In office
1994–2000
Succeeded byParakrama Bandula Gunawardene
Personal details
Born(1947-11-12)12 November 1947
Died13 January 2023(2023-01-13) (aged 75)
Kalutara, Sri Lanka
PartySri Lanka Freedom Party
Other political
affiliations
United People's Freedom Alliance
ProfessionTeacher
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Reginald Cooray (12 November 1947 – 13 January 2023) was a Sri Lankan teacher and politician. He was a provincial chief minister, a government minister, and governor of the Northern Province. 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.