List of chief ministers of Southern Province
The Chief Minister of Southern 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 Southern Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] The current chief minister is Shan Wijayalal De Silva.
Chief Minister of Southern Province | |
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Incumbent Vacant since 26 April 2019 | |
Board of Ministers of the Southern Province | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | Southern Provincial Council |
Appointer | Kingsley Wickramaratne |
Inaugural holder | M. S. Amarasiri |
Formation | 3 February 1988 |
Website | Southern Provincial Council |
Chief ministers
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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1 | M. S. Amarasiri | United National Party | 16 June 1988 | October 1993 | [2] | ||
2 | Amarasiri Dodangoda | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | October 1993 | January 1994 | [2] | ||
Vacant | January 1994 | March 1994 | [2] | ||||
(2) | Amarasiri Dodangoda | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | March 1994 | September 1994 | [2] | ||
3 | Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena | ![]() |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party | September 1994 | 21 December 2001 | [2] | |
4 | H. G. Sirisena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 21 December 2001 | 16 July 2004 | [2] | ||
5 | Shan Wijayalal De Silva | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 16 July 2004 | 26 April 2019 | [2] | ||
Vacant | 26 April 2019 | align=center |
References
- "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.
- "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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