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List of chief ministers of Uva Province

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Chief Minister of Uva Province
Flag of Uva Province
Incumbent
Vacant
since 9 October 2019
Board of Ministers of the Uva Province
StyleThe Honourable
Member ofUva Provincial Council
AppointerGovernor of Uva Province
Inaugural holderPercy Samaraweera
Formation3 February 1988
WebsiteUva Provincial Council

The chief minister of Uva 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 Uva 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 Percy Samaraweera United National Party May 1988 June 1998 [2]
Vacant June 1998 April 1999 [2]
2 Nalini Weerawanni Sri Lanka Freedom Party April 1999 April 1999 [2]
3 Samaraweera Weerawanni Sri Lanka Freedom Party April 1999 29 October 2001 [2]
4 Aththintha Marakalage Buddhadasa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 29 October 2001 22 July 2004 [2]
5 Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 22 July 2004 20 August 2009 [2]
6 Shasheendra Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 20 August 2009 14 January 2015 [2]
7 Harin Fernando United National Party 14 January 2015 September 2015 [2][3][4][5]
8 Chamara Sampath Dassanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 15 September 2015 9 October 2019 [2][6][7][8]
Vacant
 9 October 2019

References

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  • "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org.
  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 APPOINTMENT MADE BY THE GOVERNOR OF UVA PROVINCE" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1897/10. 14 January 2015.
  4. ^ Rukmal, Prasad (14 January 2015). "Video: Harin sworn in as Uva Chief Minister". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
  5. ^ Gunasekara, Skandha (15 January 2015). "Harin sworn-in as Uva CM". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. ^ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors UVA PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointment made by the Governor of Uva Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1932/09. 15 September 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Uva gets a new chief". Ceylon Today. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Chamara Sampath Dassanayake new Uva CM". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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