Percy Samaraweera

Percy Samaraweera was a Sri Lankan politician who belonged to the United National Party. He was educated at St John's College Panadura and St Sylvester's College, Kandy. He was the first Chief Minister of Uva Province in Sri Lanka from May 1988 to June 1998 after which the council was dissolved and elections were held only in 1999. He was elected to the Sri Lankan Parliament in 1965 and 1977 from Welimada electorate. ^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

References

1. "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
2. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
3. "UNP begins legal challenge". Tamilnet. 2 September 1998. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
4. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
5. "Previous Provincial Council". Uva Provincal council. Retrieved March 15, 2013.