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Mayor of Colombo
Incumbent
vacant
since 19 March 2023[1][2]
Colombo Municipal Council
StyleHis/ Her Worship
ResidenceSirinivasa
SeatTown Hall, Colombo
Constituting instrumentMunicipal Council Ordinance No. 17 of 1865
Formation1866
First holderCharles Peter Layard
DeputyVacant

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.

  1. ^ "Rosy to be new mayor". The Sunday Leader. 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Rosy becomes first female Mayor of Colombo – LankaPuvath". 20 March 2018.

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