List of chief ministers of Uva Province
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The chief minister of Uva 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 Uva Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1]
| Chief Minister of Uva Province | |
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Incumbent since 9 October 2019Vacant | |
| Board of Ministers of the Uva Province | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Uva Provincial Council |
| Appointer | Governor of Uva Province |
| Inaugural holder | Percy Samaraweera |
| Formation | 3 February 1988 |
| Website | Uva Provincial Council |
Chief ministers
editSri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
| No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Percy Samaraweera | United National Party | May 1988 | June 1998 | [2] | ||
| Vacant | June 1998 | April 1999 | [2] | ||||
| 2 | Nalini Weerawanni | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | April 1999 | April 1999 | [2] | ||
| 3 | Samaraweera Weerawanni | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | April 1999 | 29 October 2001 | [2] | ||
| 4 | Aththintha Marakalage Buddhadasa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 29 October 2001 | 22 July 2004 | [2] | ||
| 5 | Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 July 2004 | 20 August 2009 | [2] | ||
| 6 | Shasheendra Rajapaksa | 
|
Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 20 August 2009 | 14 January 2015 | [2] | |
| 7 | Harin Fernando | United National Party | 14 January 2015 | September 2015 | [2][3][4][5] | ||
| 8 | Chamara Sampath Dassanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 15 September 2015 | 9 October 2019 | [2][6][7][8] | ||
Vacant
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9 October 2019 | ||||||
References
edit- "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org.
- ^ 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 h i "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors APPOINTMENT MADE BY THE GOVERNOR OF UVA PROVINCE" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1897/10. 14 January 2015.
- ^ Rukmal, Prasad (14 January 2015). "Video: Harin sworn in as Uva Chief Minister". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Gunasekara, Skandha (15 January 2015). "Harin sworn-in as Uva CM". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "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]
- ^ "Uva gets a new chief". Ceylon Today. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
- ^ "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.