▁at ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College ▁Pan ad ura ▁and ▁St ▁Syl v ester ' s ▁College , ▁K andy . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁ ▁of ▁U va ▁Province ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁from ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁council ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁and ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁only ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁from ▁Wel im ada ▁elect or ate . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : S ri ▁L ank an ▁Buddh ists ▁Category : Ch ief ▁Minister s ▁of ▁U va ▁Province ▁Category : Pro vin cial ▁coun c ill ors ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Category : Un ited ▁National ▁Party ▁polit icians ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Parliament ▁of ▁C ey lon ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Category : 1 9 9 9 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 2 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁College , ▁Pan ad ura ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁St . ▁Syl v ester ' s ▁College ▁Category : De put y ▁minister s ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Category : S in hal ese ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Met cal f ▁( born ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁