Chief Minister (Sri Lanka)

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Chief Ministers in Sri Lanka are heads of the provincial boards of ministers, bodies which aid and advice the governors, the heads of the provincial government, in the exercise of their executive power.[1] The governor appoints as chief minister a member of the provincial council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] There are nine chief ministerial positions in the country, out of which only six are currently occupied, while 3 are vacant and under the governor's direct rule.[2][3][4][5]

Current chief ministers

  Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi   Sri Lanka Freedom Party   Sri Lanka Muslim Congress   United National Party

Province Current chief minister Portrait Party Took office Refs Past
CentralSarath EkanayakeSri Lanka Freedom Party18 July 2004[6][7]List
EasternVacant, Governor's Rule1 October 2017[8][9][10]List
North CentralVacant, Governor's Rule1 October 2017[11] [12]List
NorthernC. V. VigneswaranIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi7 October 2013[13][14][15][16]List
North WesternDharmasiri DassanayakeSri Lanka Freedom Party8 September 2015[17][18][19]List
SabaragamuwaVacant, Governor's Rule27 September 2017[20]List
SouthernShan Wijayalal De SilvaSri Lanka Freedom Party16 July 2004List
UvaChamara Sampath DassanayakeSri Lanka Freedom Party15 September 2015[21][22][23]List
WesternIsura DevapriyaSri Lanka Freedom Party8 September 2015[24][25][26]List

References

  1. 1 2 "The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Chapter XVIIA". Policy Research & Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
  2. ↑ http://island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=172317
  3. ↑ http://www.adaderana.lk/news/43324/term-of-north-central-pc-ends
  4. ↑ https://www.puvath.lk/news/296153/Term-of-Eastern-PC-ends/hl/en
  5. ↑ http://www.hirunews.lk/172105/term-eastern-pc-ends
  6. ↑ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors APPOINTMENTS — CENTRAL PROVINCIAL COUNCIL" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1350/25. 23 July 2004.
  7. ↑ "Ekanayake to be sworn in CP Chief Minister". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 16 July 2004.
  8. ↑ http://island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=172317
  9. ↑ https://www.puvath.lk/news/296153/Term-of-Eastern-PC-ends/hl/en
  10. ↑ http://www.hirunews.lk/172105/term-eastern-pc-ends
  11. ↑ http://island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=172317
  12. ↑ http://www.adaderana.lk/news/43324/term-of-north-central-pc-ends
  13. ↑ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors NORTHERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointment made by the Governor of the Northern Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1831/01. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "Wigneswaran takes oath as Northern Province CM". The Hindu/Indo-Asian News Service. 9 October 2013.
  15. ↑ "Wigneswaran sworn-in as NPC CM". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 7 October 2013.
  16. ↑ "Sri Lanka poll: Tamil minister Wigneswaran says 'peace possible'". BBC News. 7 October 2013.
  17. ↑ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Notification made by the Governor of North Western Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1932/48. 16 September 2015.
  18. ↑ Ramakrishnan, T. (8 September 2015). "Sri Lanka: Two Chief Ministers appointed". The Hindu.
  19. ↑ Edirisinghe, Dasun (9 September 2015). "President appoints two new Chief Ministers". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  20. ↑ http://island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=172317
  21. ↑ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors UVA PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointment made by the Governor of Uva Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1932/09. 15 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "Uva gets a new chief". Ceylon Today. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
  23. ↑ "Chamara Sampath Dassanayake new Uva CM". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 15 September 2015.
  24. ↑ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors WESTERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointments by the Governor of the Western Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1932/70. 18 September 2015.
  25. ↑ Warnakulasuriya, Deepal (8 September 2015). "Western & Wayamba Provinces get new Chief Ministers". The Nation (Sri Lanka).
  26. ↑ "New chief ministers appointed for Western and North Western Provinces". Colombo Page. 8 September 2015.
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