List of chief ministers of North Western Province
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The Chief Minister of North Western 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 Western Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] The current chief minister is Dharmasiri Dassanayake.
| Chief Minister of North Western Province | |
|---|---|
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since 8 September 2015 | |
| Board of Ministers of the North Western Province | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | North Western Provincial Council |
| Appointer | Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake |
| Inaugural holder | Gamini Jayawickrama Perera |
| Formation | 3 February 1988 |
| Website | Chief Ministry, North Western Province |
Chief ministers
editSri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Democratic United National Front
| No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gamini Jayawickrama Perera | United National Party | 4 May 1988 | 19 October 1993 | [2] | ||
| 2 | G. M. Premachandra | Democratic United National Front | 19 October 1993 | 27 August 1994 | [2] | ||
| 3 | Nimal Bandara | United National Party | 27 August 1994 | 28 January 1999 | [2] | ||
| 4 | S. B. Nawinne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 28 January 1999 | 2002 | [2] | ||
| 5 | Athula Wijesinghe | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 2002 | 3 October 2013 | [2] | ||
| 6 | Dayasiri Jayasekara | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 3 October 2013 | 8 September 2015 | [3][4][5][2] | ||
| 7 | Dharmasiri Dassanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 8 September 2015 | [6][7][8][2] | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Notification made by the Governor North Western Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1831/06. 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Video: New Chief Ministers". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 3 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ Edirisinghe, Dasun (4 October 2013). "Dayasiri, Ekanayake sworn in as CMs". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "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]
- ^ Ramakrishnan, T. (8 September 2015). "Sri Lanka: Two Chief Ministers appointed". The Hindu.
- ^ Edirisinghe, Dasun (9 September 2015). "President appoints two new Chief Ministers". The Island (Sri Lanka).