P. S. M. Charles

P. S. M. Charles
7th Governor of the Northern Province
Assumed office
17 May 2023
PresidentRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byJeevan Thiagarajah
In office
30 December 2019 – 11 October 2021
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Preceded bySuren Raghavan
Succeeded byJeevan Thiagarajah
Personal details
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Jaffna
OccupationCivil servant
EthnicitySri Lankan

Prince Sarojini Manmatharajah Charles is a Sri Lankan civil servant who has served as the Governor of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka on two occasions.

Charles is a Catholic and the daughter of a school principal.[1] She has a degree from the University of Jaffna and masters degrees in disaster management and business administration from the University of Peradeniya and Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.[2][3]

Charles was Additional District Secretary (AGA) for Vavuniya District before becoming District Secretary (GA) for the district in October. She was appointed District Secretary for Batticaloa District in May 2012.[4][5]

Charles was appointed Director General of Sri Lanka Customs in September 2017.[6][7] She was removed from the post in January 2019, allegedly after refusing to give in to government pressure in respect of investigations into 143 suspicious cargo containers.[8][9] She was re-instated swiftly following industrial action by customs workers.[10][11]

Charles was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Healthcare and Indigenous Medical Services in November 2019.[12][13] She was sworn in as Governor of the Northern Province on 30 December 2019.[14][15] In October 2021, Jeevan Thiagarajah replaced her as the new governor of Northern Province.[16] She was reappointed in May 2023 as governor of Northern Province, replacing Thiagarajah.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Daniel, Shannine (4 February 2018). "An Interview With Sarojini Charles, The DG Of Sri Lanka Customs". Roar Media. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Batticaloa DS appointed Customs DG". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Charles new DG Customs". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Govt. reshuffles GAs". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Jaffna GA transferred to Presidential Secretariat - report". Colombo Page. Indianapolis, U.S.A. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Batticaloa Government Agent P.S.M. Charles appointed Customs Director General". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  7. ^ Karunaratna, Sanchith (26 September 2017). "Cabinet appoints new Director General of Customs". Ada Derana. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Protests intensify over Customs head appointment". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Charles' Removal Linked To Probe On 143 Containers: Mangala's Coordinating Secretary, Finance Min. Secretary Have Given Unlawful Orders: Sirisena Stirring Up Issues Behind The Scenes". Colombo Telegraph. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  10. ^ Bandara, Kelum (5 February 2019). "P.S.M.Charles reinstated as Customs DG". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  11. ^ "P.S.M. Charles reinstated as Custom's Director General". News First. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Twenty new Ministry Secretaries appointed". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  13. ^ "President appoints secretaries to 20 ministries". Colombo Page. Indianapolis, U.S.A. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  14. ^ "P.S.M. Charles appointed NP Governor". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Top civil servant Charles appointed Governor NP". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Jeevan Thiagarajah sworn in as Northern Province Governor - Latest News | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Three provinces get new governors". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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