Eastern Provincial Council கிழக்கு மாகாண சபை නැගෙනහිර පළාත් සභාව | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Eastern Provincial Council | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Ariyawathi Galappaththy, UPFA since 1 October 2012 |
Deputy Chairman | M. S. Subair, UPFA since 1 October 2012 |
Leader of the Opposition | |
Chief Secretary | Thusitha P Wanigasinghe since 16 December 2019 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 37 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (22)
Opposition (15) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 8 September 2012 |
| Meeting place | |
| Provincial Council Assembly Hall, Assembly Secretariat, Trincomalee | |
| Website | |
| ep.gov.lk | |
The Eastern Provincial Council (EPC Tamil: கிழக்கு மாகாண சபை Kiḻakku Mākāṇa Capai; Sinhala: නැගෙනහිර පළාත් සභාව “Nagenahira Palat Sabava”; EPC) is the provincial council for the Eastern Province in Sri Lanka. In accordance with the Sri Lankan constitution, EPC has legislative power over a variety of matters including agriculture, education, health, housing, local government, planning, road transport and social services. The constitution also gives it powers over police and land but successive central governments have refused to devolve these powers to the provinces. EPC has 37 members elected using the open list proportional representation system.