List of Chief Ministers of North Western Province
Chief Minister of North Western Province | |
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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 |
The Chief Minister of North Western Province, Sri Lanka is the head of the provincial board of ministers, a body which aids and advices 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 ministers
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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1 | Perera, Gamini JayawickramaGamini Jayawickrama Perera | United National Party | 4 May 1988 | 19 October 1993 | [2] | ||
2 | Premachandra, G. M.G. M. Premachandra | Democratic United National Front | 19 October 1993 | 27 August 1994 | [2] | ||
3 | Bandara, NimalNimal Bandara | United National Party | 27 August 1994 | 28 January 1999 | [2] | ||
4 | Nawinne, S. B.S. B. Nawinne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 28 January 1999 | 2002 | [2] | ||
5 | Wijesinghe, AthulaAthula Wijesinghe | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 2002 | 3 October 2013 | [2] | ||
6 | Jayasekara, DayasiriDayasiri Jayasekara | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 3 October 2013 | 8 September 2015 | [3][4][5][2] | ||
7 | Dassanayake, DharmasiriDharmasiri Dassanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 8 September 2015 | [6][7][8][2] |
References
- 1 2 "The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Chapter XVIIA". Policy Research & Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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).
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