Surveyor General of Sri Lanka
Surveyor General of Sri Lanka is the head of Department of Survey of Sri Lanka. The post was established in 1800 with the formation of the Surveyor General's Department. The current Surveyor General is A. L. S. C. Perera.
| Surveyor General of Sri Lanka | |
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Incumbent A. L. S. C. Perera since February 2020 | |
| Department of Survey | |
| Formation | 2 August 1800 |
| First holder | Joseph Jonville |
| Website | Survey Department of Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka portal |
List of Surveyors General
| No. | Surveyor General | Took office | Left office |
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| 1st | Joseph Jonville | 2 August 1800 | 1805 |
| 2nd | George Atkinson | 1805 | 1811 |
| 3rd | Gualterus Schneider | 1811 | 1833 |
| 4th | F. B. Norris | 1833 | 1846 |
| 5th | H. Chims | 1846 | 1854 |
| 6th | W. D. Gosset | 1855 | 1858 |
| 7th | Charles Sims | 1858 | 1865 |
| 8th | A. B. Fyers | 1866 | 1883 |
| 9th | P. C. H. Clarke | 1883 | 1893 |
| 10th | G. D. Mantell | 1894 | 1896 |
| 11th | F. H. Grinlinton | 1896 | 1904 |
| 12th | Philip David Warren | 1904 | 1910 |
| 13th | R. S. Templeton | 1910 | 1915 |
| 14th | W. C. S. Ingles | 1915 | 1923 |
| 15th | A. J. Wickwar | 1923 | 1927 |
| 16th | A. H. G. Dawson | 1927 | 1932 |
| 17th | G. K. Thornhill | 1932 | 1937 |
| 18th | L. G. O. Woodhouse | 1937 | 1943 |
| 19th | R. J. Johnston | 1943 | 1946 |
| 20th | I. F. Wilson | 1946 | 1951 |
| 21st | C. B. King | 1951 | 1954 |
| 22nd | N. S. Perera | 1954 | 1958 |
| 23rd | V. Rasaretnam | 1958 | 1961 |
| 24th | J. L. T. E. Dassenaike | 1961 | 1961 |
| 25th | S. Karthigesu | 1961 | 1965 |
| 26th | J. C. Chanmugam | 1965 | 1966 |
| 27th | F. H. Gunasekara | 1966 | 1967 |
| 28th | P. U. Ratnatunga | 1967 | 1968 |
| 29th | C. T. Goonawardana | 1968 | 1970 |
| 30th | C. Vanniasingam | 1970 | 1971 |
| 31st | R. A. Gunawardana | 1971 | 1973 |
| 32nd | A. M. Cumaraswamy | 1973 | 1973 |
| 33rd | S. J. Munasinghe | 1973 | 1981 |
| 34th | S. D. F. C. Nanayakkara | 1981 | 1989 |
| 35th | S. T. Herat | 1989 | 1991 |
| 36th | E. M. Perera | 1991 | 1991 |
| 37th | Thamotharam Somasekaram | 1991 | 1992 |
| 38th | S. Berugoda | 1992 | 1993 |
| 39th | N. C. Seneviratne | 1993 | 1996 |
| 40th | M. P. Salgado | 1996 | 1996 |
| 41st | K. L. A. Ranasinghe Silva | 1996 | 2003 |
| 42nd | P. A. Ariyaratne | 2003 | 2004 |
| 43rd | B. J. P. Mendis | 2004 | 2009 |
| 44th | S. M. W. Fernando | 2009 | 2013 |
| 45th | Kanagaratnam Thavalingam | 2013 | March 2014 |
| 46th | Nihal Gunawardena | March 2014 | May 2014 |
| 47th | Palitha Udayakantha | 30 May 2014 | March 2019 |
| 48th | S. M. P. P. Sangakkara | March 2019 | February 2020 |
| 49th | S. D. P. J. Dampegama | February 2020 | February 2020 |
| 50th | A. L. S. C. Perera | February 2020 | Present |
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