List of chief ministers of Central Province

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Chief Minister of Central Province
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Flag of Central Province, Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Vacant
since 26 April 2019
Board of Ministers of the Central Province
Style The Honourable
Member of Central Provincial Council
Appointer Monty Gopallawa
Inaugural holder W. M. P. B. Dissanayake
Formation3 February 1988
Website Central Provincial Council

The chief minister of Central Province , Sri Lanka, is the head of the provincial board of ministers, a body which aids and advises the governor, the head of the provincial government, in the exercise of his executive power. [1] The governor appoints as chief minister the member of the Central Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council. [1]

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Chief ministers

   Sri Lanka Freedom Party    United National Party

No.NamePortraitPartyTook officeLeft officeRefs
1 W. M. P. B. Dissanayake United National Party 9 June 1988June 1998 [2]
VacantJune 1998April 1999 [2]
2 Sarath Ekanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party April 1999June 1999 [2]
3 Nandimithra Ekanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party June 19996 November 2000 [2]
4(2) Sarath Ekanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 6 November 200030 April 2002 [2]
5(1) W. M. P. B. Dissanayake United National Party 30 April 200229 May 2003 [2]
6 Wasantha Aluvihare United National Party 5 June 200318 July 2004 [2]
7(2) Sarath Ekanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 18 July 200425 April 2018 [2] [3] [4]
Vacant26 April 2019 [2]

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 2015-12-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "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 ]
  4. ↑ "Ekanayake to be sworn in CP Chief Minister". Daily News (Sri Lanka) . 16 July 2004.
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