List of chief ministers of Western Province
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The chief minister of 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 Western Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] The current chief minister is Isura Devapriya.
Chief Minister of Western Province | |
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since 8 September 2015 | |
Board of Ministers of the Western Province | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | Western Provincial Council |
Appointer | K. C. Logeswaran |
Inaugural holder | Susil Moonesinghe |
Formation | 3 February 1988 |
Website | Western Provincial Council |
Chief ministers
editSri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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1 | Susil Moonesinghe | United National Party | 9 June 1988 | 16 March 1993 | [2] | ||
2 | Chandrika Kumaratunga | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 21 May 1993 | 21 August 1994 | [2] | ||
3 | Morris Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 August 1994 | 11 July 1995 | [2] | ||
4 | Susil Premajayanth | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 13 July 1995 | June 1998 | [2] | ||
Vacant | June 1998 | April 1999 | [2] | ||||
(4) | Susil Premajayanth | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | April 1999 | 9 November 2000 | [2] | ||
5 | Reginald Cooray | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 9 November 2000 | 22 June 2005 | [2] | ||
6 | Nandana Mendis | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 June 2005 | 3 July 2005 | [2] | ||
(5) | Reginald Cooray | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 3 July 2005 | 4 May 2009 | [2] | ||
7 | Prasanna Ranatunga | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 4 May 2009 | 1 September 2015 | [2][3][4] | ||
8 | Isura Devapriya | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 8 September 2015 | [2][5][6][7] |
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 h i j k "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "People 'do not vote for pledges'". BBC SInhala. 4 May 2009.
- ^ "MR picks WPC ministers: Prasanna CM Duminda, Thilanga, Reginald overlooked". The Island (Sri Lanka). 5 May 2009.
- ^ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors WESTERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointments by the Governor of the Western Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1932/70. 18 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Warnakulasuriya, Deepal (8 September 2015). "Western & Wayamba Provinces get new Chief Ministers". The Nation (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "New chief ministers appointed for Western and North Western Provinces". Colombo Page. 8 September 2015.