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Fernando taught at [[Nagoda Royal National College]] for a period of time before joining^[year needed] the [[Sri Lanka Administrative Service]] (SLAS).<ref name=DN230708/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Miranda|first1=Sujitha|title=Nagoda Royal’s triumphs adds beauty and value to the village|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130217/education/nagoda-royals-triumphs-adds-beauty-and-value-to-the-village-33179.html|work=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)]]|date=17 February 2013}}</ref> He was [[Government Agent (Sri Lanka)|Government Agent]] for [[Polonnaruwa District]] and [[Nuwara Eliya District]].<ref name=DN230708/> He was later Commissioner of Cooperative Development and [[Postmaster General of Sri Lanka|Postmaster General]].<ref name=DN230708/> He was then [[Permanent Secretary|secretary]] at Ministry of Rehabilitation, Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs and Provincial Councils.<ref name=DN230708/> He was a consultant to the [[United Nations]] before becoming [[Defence Secretary (Sri Lanka)|Defence Secretary]] in December 2001.<ref name=DN230708/>
Fernando taught at [[Nagoda Royal National College]] for a period of time before joining^[year needed] the [[Sri Lanka Administrative Service]] (SLAS).<ref name=DN230708/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Miranda|first1=Sujitha|title=Nagoda Royal’s triumphs adds beauty and value to the village|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130217/education/nagoda-royals-triumphs-adds-beauty-and-value-to-the-village-33179.html|work=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)]]|date=17 February 2013}}</ref> He was [[Government Agent (Sri Lanka)|Government Agent]] for [[Polonnaruwa District]] and [[Nuwara Eliya District]].<ref name=DN230708/> He was later Commissioner of Cooperative Development and [[Postmaster General of Sri Lanka|Postmaster General]].<ref name=DN230708/> He was then [[Permanent Secretary|secretary]] at Ministry of Rehabilitation, Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs and Provincial Councils.<ref name=DN230708/> He was a consultant to the [[United Nations]] before becoming [[Defence Secretary (Sri Lanka)|Defence Secretary]] in December 2001.<ref name=DN230708/>


Newly elected [[President of Sri Lanka|President]] [[Maithripala Sirisena]] appointed Fernando as a presidential advisor on 15 January 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Austin Fernando appointed as Presidential advisor|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/61321/austin-ranavirajah-karunaratne-new-presidential-advisors|work=[[The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)]]|date=15 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Weerasinghe|first1=Chamikara|title=Three Presidential advisers appointed|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local/three-presidential-advisers-appointed|work=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)]]|date=18 January 2015}}</ref> He was appointed Governor of Eastern Province on 27 January 2015.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Feb/1900_09/1900_09%20E.pdf|date=2 February 2015|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President|journal=[[The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka]] Extraordinary|volume=1900/09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Austin, Ellawala new Governors|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/62233/six-new-governors-sworn-in|work=[[The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)]]|date=27 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Six Provincial Governors take oaths|url=http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/37782-six-provincial-governors-take-oaths.html|work=[[The Nation (Sri Lanka)]]|date=27 January 2015}}</ref>
Newly elected [[President of Sri Lanka|President]] [[Maithripala Sirisena]] appointed Fernando as a presidential advisor on 15 January 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Austin Fernando appointed as Presidential advisor|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/61321/austin-ranavirajah-karunaratne-new-presidential-advisors|work=[[The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)]]|date=15 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Weerasinghe |first1=Chamikara |title=Three Presidential advisers appointed |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local/three-presidential-advisers-appointed |work=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)]] |date=18 January 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208155952/http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local/three-presidential-advisers-appointed |archivedate=2015-02-08 |df= }}</ref> He was appointed Governor of Eastern Province on 27 January 2015.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Feb/1900_09/1900_09%20E.pdf|date=2 February 2015|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President|journal=[[The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka]] Extraordinary|volume=1900/09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Austin, Ellawala new Governors|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/62233/six-new-governors-sworn-in|work=[[The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)]]|date=27 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Six Provincial Governors take oaths|url=http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/37782-six-provincial-governors-take-oaths.html|work=[[The Nation (Sri Lanka)]]|date=27 January 2015}}</ref>


Fernando is the author of ''My Belly is White: Reminiscences of a Peacetime Secretary of Defence''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=de Mel|first1=Tara|title=When peace was given a chance|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080727/Plus/sundaytimesplus_14.html|work=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)]]|date=27 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=David|first1=Marianne|title=A Man of Peace|url=http://www.nation.lk/2008/07/13/special1.htm|work=[[The Nation (Sri Lanka)]]|date=13 July 2008}}</ref>
Fernando is the author of ''My Belly is White: Reminiscences of a Peacetime Secretary of Defence''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=de Mel|first1=Tara|title=When peace was given a chance|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080727/Plus/sundaytimesplus_14.html|work=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)]]|date=27 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=David|first1=Marianne|title=A Man of Peace|url=http://www.nation.lk/2008/07/13/special1.htm|work=[[The Nation (Sri Lanka)]]|date=13 July 2008}}</ref>

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Austin Fernando
SLAS
2nd Governor of Eastern Province
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 January 2015
Preceded byMohan Wijewickrama
Personal details
Alma materRichmond College, Galle, University of Ceylon, Peradeniya
ProfessionCivil servant
EthnicitySinhalese

Kalupage Austin Fernando is a Sri Lankan civil servant and the current Governor of Eastern Province.

Early life

Fernando was educated at Richmond College, Galle.[1] After school he joined the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree^[year needed].[2] He later received a MBA from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura^[year needed].[2]

Career

Fernando taught at Nagoda Royal National College for a period of time before joining^[year needed] the Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS).[2][3] He was Government Agent for Polonnaruwa District and Nuwara Eliya District.[2] He was later Commissioner of Cooperative Development and Postmaster General.[2] He was then secretary at Ministry of Rehabilitation, Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs and Provincial Councils.[2] He was a consultant to the United Nations before becoming Defence Secretary in December 2001.[2]

Newly elected President Maithripala Sirisena appointed Fernando as a presidential advisor on 15 January 2015.[4][5] He was appointed Governor of Eastern Province on 27 January 2015.[6][7][8]

Fernando is the author of My Belly is White: Reminiscences of a Peacetime Secretary of Defence.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Abeywardena, Hemantha (16 January 2015). "Austin Fernando: a model civil servant as new presidential advisor". Asian Tribune.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Austin Fernando's reminiscences in controversial new book". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 23 July 2008.
  3. ^ Miranda, Sujitha (17 February 2013). "Nagoda Royal's triumphs adds beauty and value to the village". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  4. ^ "Austin Fernando appointed as Presidential advisor". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 15 January 2015.
  5. ^ Weerasinghe, Chamikara (18 January 2015). "Three Presidential advisers appointed". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1900/09. 2 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Austin, Ellawala new Governors". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 27 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Six Provincial Governors take oaths". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 27 January 2015.
  9. ^ de Mel, Tara (27 July 2008). "When peace was given a chance". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  10. ^ David, Marianne (13 July 2008). "A Man of Peace". The Nation (Sri Lanka).
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