Niluka Ekanayake (Sinhala: නිලූකා ඒකනායක; Tamil: நிலுகா ஏகநாயக்க) is a Sri Lankan politician and astrologer. She was appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena from 17 March 2016 to 11 April 2018 as the 10th Governor of Central Province.[1][2][3] She was also appointed as the 9th Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka from 12 April 2018 to 31 December 2018.[4] In January 2019 she was appointed as the Chairman of the State Timber Corporation (STC).[5][6][7]
She is the first LGBTQ+ person and the first transgender woman to hold the office of Governor in a Sri Lankan Province, and is considered to be the first openly transgender head of a government in the world.[8]
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^"Reginald to head Gems & Jewelry Authority, Niluka to head STC". Dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^"Reginald Cooray and Niluka Ekanayake given new posts". Archived from the original on 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
^"Niluka Ekanayake appointed as STC Chairman - Sri Lanka Latest News". Newsfirst.lk. January 10, 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^"Maha Sanga Protests Appointment Of First Transgender Governor". colombotelegraph.com. Colombo Telegraph. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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