Chief Minister (Sri Lanka)

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Chief Ministers in Sri Lanka are elected 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]

Sri Lanka Island country in South Asia

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea. The island is geographically separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. The legislative capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, is a suburb of the commercial capital and largest city, Colombo.

Provinces of Sri Lanka 1st level administrative subdivisions of Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, provinces are the first level administrative division. They were first established by the British rulers of Ceylon in 1833. Over the next century most of the administrative functions were transferred to the districts, the second level administrative division. By the middle of the 20th century the provinces had become merely ceremonial. This changed in 1987 when, following several decades of increasing demand for a decentralization, the 13th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Currently there are nine provinces.

A Governor of a Province in Sri Lanka, is the head of the provincial council and representative of the President of Sri Lanka in the province. Established in 1987, under the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka and deriving its powers from the Provincial Council Act No 47 of 1987, a governor exercises executive power in respect of subjects devolved to provincial council.

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Appointment

Governor may appoint as Chief Minister, who would be the leader of the political party that commands the majority of the provincial council.

Duties

The duties of the Chief Minister includes;

Salary

As per the Provincial Councils (Payment of Salaries and Allowances) Act, No. 37 of 1988, the Chief Minister is entitled to monthly salary and allowances equal of the governor, less than fifty rupees. [6]

Incumbent chief ministers

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

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) is a Sri Lankan political party which represents the Sri Lankan Tamil ethnic minority in the country. It was originally formed in 1949 as breakaway faction of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC). In 1972 ITAK merged with the ACTC and Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) to form the Tamil United Front, which later changed its name to Tamil United Liberation Front. ITAK remained dormant until 2004 when a split in the TULF resulted in ITAK being re-established as an active political party. ITAK is constituent party of the Tamil National Alliance.

Sri Lanka Freedom Party Political party in Sri Lanka

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major and most well known political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in government on a number of occasions. The party is generally considered as having a democratic socialist or progressive economic agenda and is often associated with nationalist Sinhalese parties. The party follows a Non-Aligned foreign policy but always had close ties to socialist nations. The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is a main constituent party in the United People's Freedom Alliance.

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka.

ProvinceChief ministerPortraitPartyTook officeRefsPast
Central Sarath Ekanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 18 July 2004 [7] [8] List
Eastern Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen [N 1] 30 September 2017 [9] List
North Central Peshala Jayarathne [N 2] 1 October 2017 [10] [11] List
Northern C. V. Vigneswaran [N 3] 23 October 2018 List
North Western Dharmasiri Dassanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 8 September 2015 [12] [13] [14] List
Sabaragamuwa Maheepala Herath [N 4] 27 September 2017 [15] List
Southern Shan Wijayalal De Silva Sri Lanka Freedom Party 16 July 2004 List
Uva Chamara Sampath Dassanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 15 September 2015 [16] [17] [18] List
Western Isura Devapriya Sri Lanka Freedom Party 8 September 2015 [19] [20] [21] List

Notes

  1. ↑ Governed directly by the Central government
  2. ↑ Governed directly by the Central government
  3. ↑ Governed directly by the Central government
  4. ↑ Governed directly by the Central government

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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. ↑ Provincial Councils (Payment of salaries and allowances)
  7. ↑ "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.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Ekanayake to be sworn in CP Chief Minister". Daily News (Sri Lanka) . 16 July 2004.
  9. ↑ "Official term of Eastern Provincial Council to end at midnight". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  10. ↑ http://island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=172317
  11. ↑ http://www.adaderana.lk/news/43324/term-of-north-central-pc-ends
  12. ↑ "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.[ permanent dead link ]
  13. ↑ Ramakrishnan, T. (8 September 2015). "Sri Lanka: Two Chief Ministers appointed". The Hindu .
  14. ↑ Edirisinghe, Dasun (9 September 2015). "President appoints two new Chief Ministers". The Island (Sri Lanka) .
  15. ↑ http://island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=172317
  16. ↑ "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.[ permanent dead link ]
  17. ↑ "Uva gets a new chief". Ceylon Today . 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "Chamara Sampath Dassanayake new Uva CM". The Nation (Sri Lanka) . 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "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.[ permanent dead link ]
  20. ↑ Warnakulasuriya, Deepal (8 September 2015). "Western & Wayamba Provinces get new Chief Ministers". The Nation (Sri Lanka) . Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  21. ↑ "New chief ministers appointed for Western and North Western Provinces". Colombo Page. 8 September 2015.
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