List of chief ministers of North Central Province

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Chief Minister of North Central Province
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Incumbent
Vacant Under Governor's Rule
since 1 October 2017
Board of Ministers of the North Central Province
Style The Honourable
Member of North Central Provincial Council
Appointer P. B. Dissanayake
Inaugural holder G. D. Mahindasoma
Formation3 February 1988
Website North Central Provincial Council

The chief minister of North 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 North 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 G. D. Mahindasoma United National Party 8 May 19882 May 1996 [2]
2 Jayasena Dissanayake United National Party 2 May 1996June 1998 [2]
VacantJune 1998April 1999 [2]
3 Jayani Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 15 April 1999June 1999 [2]
4 Berty Premalal Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party June 199924 September 2012 [2]
5 S. M. Ranjith Sri Lanka Freedom Party 24 September 201228 January 2015 [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [2]
6 Peshala Jayarathne Sri Lanka Freedom Party 28 January 20151 October 2017 [7] [8] [9] [2]
Vacant1 October 2017 [10]

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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 2015-12-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors NORTH CENTRAL PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointments made by the Hon. Governor of the North Central Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1782/35. 1 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "S.M. Ranjith is new Chief Minister". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) . 24 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Ladduwahetty, Ravi; Palihawadana, Norman (25 September 2012). "CMs sworn in without hitch". The Island (Sri Lanka) .
  6. ↑ "S.M Ranjith new Chief Minister of NCP". Ceylon Today . 24 September 2012.
  7. 1 2 "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors NORTH CENTRAL PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointments made by the Hon. Governor of North Central Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1900/06. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Bandara, Athula (28 January 2015). "Peshala sworn in as NCP Chief Minister". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) .
  9. ↑ "Peshala sworn in as new CM". Ceylon Today . 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Term of North-Central PC ends".
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