Mohan Ellawala: Difference between revisions

In 1972 Ellawala became the private secretary to [[Hector Kobbekaduwa]] ([[Ministry of Agriculture (Sri Lanka)#Ministers|Minister for Agriculture and Lands]]). In 1991 he was appointed as the chief [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]] organiser for the [[Balangoda Electoral District]], and in the same year was elected as councillor on the [[Balangoda]] Urban Council, though he resigned from the position on 7 April 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.balangoda.uc.gov.lk/en/History/index.html|title=The Administration of the Urban Council - Balangoda : 1945 to present|publisher=Balangoda Urban Council|accessdate=2 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427043350/http://www.balangoda.uc.gov.lk/en/History/index.html|archive-date=27 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1993 he was elected onto the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council, becoming the chairman of the Council between 17 June 1999 and 8 November 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://councilsec.sg.gov.lk/web/history|title=History|publisher=Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council|accessdate=2 June 2017}}</ref> In 2001 he was appointed the Provincial Minister of Local Government, Cooperatives, Housing, Highways, Power and Energy and in December that year the [[Chief Minister (Sri Lanka)|Chief Minister]] of Sabaragamuwa, a position that he retained until 16 July 2004. On 2 October 2008 [[President of Sri Lanka|President]] [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]] appointed Ellawala as the fifth [[List of Governors of Sabaragamuwa|Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.island.lk/2008/10/03/news6.html|title=Ellawala is Sabaragamuwa’s new Governor |newspaper=[[The Island (Sri Lanka)|The Island]]|date=3 October 2008|accessdate=2 June 2017}}</ref> A position he retained until his death on 12 May 2009.