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List of chief ministers of Central Province

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Chief Minister of Central Province
Flag of Central Province, Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Vacant
since 26 April 2019
Board of Ministers of the Central Province
StyleThe Honourable
Member ofCentral Provincial Council
AppointerMonty Gopallawa
Inaugural holderW. M. P. B. Dissanayake
Formation3 February 1988
WebsiteCentral Provincial Council

The chief minister of 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 Central Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1]

Chief ministers

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  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

No. Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Refs
1 W. M. P. B. Dissanayake United National Party 9 June 1988 June 1998 [2]
Vacant June 1998 April 1999 [2]
2 Sarath Ekanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party April 1999 June 1999 [2]
3 Nandimithra Ekanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party June 1999 6 November 2000 [2]
4(2) Sarath Ekanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 6 November 2000 30 April 2002 [2]
5(1) W. M. P. B. Dissanayake United National Party 30 April 2002 29 May 2003 [2]
6 Wasantha Aluvihare United National Party 5 June 2003 18 July 2004 [2]
7(2) Sarath Ekanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 18 July 2004 25 April 2018 [2][3][4]
Vacant 26 April 2019 [2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. ^ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors APPOINTMENTS — CENTRAL PROVINCIAL COUNCIL" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1350/25. 23 July 2004.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Ekanayake to be sworn in CP Chief Minister". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 16 July 2004.
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