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] The current chief minister is Peshala Jayarathne.
| Chief Minister of North Central Province | |
|---|---|
.PNG) | |
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 |
| Formation | 3 February 1988 |
| Website | North Central Provincial Council |
Chief ministers
editSri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
| No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. D. Mahindasoma | United National Party | 8 May 1988 | 2 May 1996 | [2] | ||
| 2 | Jayasena Dissanayake | United National Party | 2 May 1996 | June 1998 | [2] | ||
| Vacant | June 1998 | April 1999 | [2] | ||||
| 3 | Jayani Dissanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 15 April 1999 | June 1999 | [2] | ||
| 4 | Berty Premalal Dissanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | June 1999 | 24 September 2012 | [2] | ||
| 5 | S. M. Ranjith | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 24 September 2012 | 28 January 2015 | [3][4][5][6][7][2] | ||
| 6 | Peshala Jayarathne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 28 January 2015 | 1 October 2017 | [7][8][9][2] | ||
| Vacant | 1 October 2017 | [10] | |||||
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 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.
- ^ "S.M. Ranjith is new Chief Minister". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 24 September 2012.
- ^ Ladduwahetty, Ravi; Palihawadana, Norman (25 September 2012). "CMs sworn in without hitch". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "S.M Ranjith new Chief Minister of NCP". Ceylon Today. 24 September 2012.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Bandara, Athula (28 January 2015). "Peshala sworn in as NCP Chief Minister". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "Peshala sworn in as new CM". Ceylon Today. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Term of North-Central PC ends".