The Mayor of Colombo is the elected head of the Colombo Municipal Council. The post was created in 1866 when the Colombo Municipal Council was established by the Legislative Council of Ceylon. The mayor is assisted by the deputy mayor and a Municipal Commissioner. Since 1944 all but two of the mayors that have served have been from the United National Party (UNP), with one being a UNP-backed independent.
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The MayorofColombo is the elected head of the Colombo Municipal Council. The post was created in 1866 when the Colombo Municipal Council was established...
and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, the Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million, and...
The Port ofColombo Sinhala: කොළඹ වරාය, Tamil: கொழும்பு துறைமுகம் (known as Port of Kolomtota during the early 14th Century Kotte Kingdom) is the largest...
The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1877 and maintained...
concept of an outdoor sporting stadium was initially raised by V. A. Sugathadasa, the MayorofColombo (1956–57, 1963–65), the country's first Minister of Sports...
The University ofColombo (informally Colombo University or UoC) is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the oldest...
Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Previously he was MayorofColombo from 1997 to 1999, Minister of Power and Energy from 2001 to 2004, Minister of Public...
former mayorofColombo and a former presidential adviser. He is a Charted Architect and urban planner by profession. Born 23 August 1946 as son of Philip...
Government affairs. She was the MayorofColombo from 2018 to 2023, and former Prime Minister's Spokesperson and the Deputy Head of the Prime Minister's Office...
The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 27 March 2018. "Masked gunmen kill Jaffna Mayor Shot dead outside temple". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26...
Leader. 2004. Retrieved 2011-06-10. "Sirisena Cooray: The Death Of A Righthand Man". Colombo Telegraph. 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2023-09-21. Weerasooriya, Sahan...
Colonial Secretary of Bermuda from 1942 to 1945, before which he was the MayorofColombo and first Municipal Commissioner from 1937 to 1941 in Ceylon. The Irish...
for 500 m (1,600 ft) along the coast, in the heart ofColombo, the financial and business capital of Sri Lanka. The promenade was initially laid out in...
official residence of the MayorofColombo. It is located on Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha (formerly Edinburgh Crescent), Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka....
1806 – 17 July 1893), was the first MayorofColombo (1866–1877) and the Government Agent for the Western Provinces of Ceylon. Charles Peter Layard was born...
Gamage. Rahman had previously resigned from his seat in 2023 to run for MayorofColombo. 21 May–2 June – At least 14 people are killed in flooding and mudslides...
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