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List of chief ministers of Southern Province

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Chief Minister of Southern Province
Flag of Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Vacant
since 26 April 2019
Board of Ministers of the Southern Province
StyleThe Honourable
Member ofSouthern Provincial Council
AppointerKingsley Wickramaratne
Inaugural holderM. S. Amarasiri
Formation3 February 1988
WebsiteSouthern Provincial Council

The Chief Minister of Southern 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 Southern Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] The current chief minister is Shan Wijayalal De Silva.

Chief ministers

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  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

No. Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Refs
1 M. S. Amarasiri United National Party 16 June 1988 October 1993 [2]
2 Amarasiri Dodangoda Sri Lanka Freedom Party October 1993 January 1994 [2]
Vacant January 1994 March 1994 [2]
(2) Amarasiri Dodangoda Sri Lanka Freedom Party March 1994 September 1994 [2]
3 Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena Sri Lanka Freedom Party September 1994 21 December 2001 [2]
4 H. G. Sirisena Sri Lanka Freedom Party 21 December 2001 16 July 2004 [2]
5 Shan Wijayalal De Silva Sri Lanka Freedom Party 16 July 2004 26 April 2019 [2]
Vacant 26 April 2019 align=center

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 "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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