List of Chief Ministers of Central Province
| Chief Minister of Central Province | |
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| Board of Ministers of the Central Province | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Central Provincial Council |
| Appointer | Monty Gopallawa |
| Inaugural holder | W. M. P. B. Dissanayake |
| Formation | 3 February 1988 |
| Website | Central Provincial Council |
The Chief Minister of Central 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 Central Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] The current chief minister is Sarath Ekanayake.
Chief ministers
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
| No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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| 1 | Dissanayake, W. M. P. B.W. M. P. B. Dissanayake | United National Party | 9 June 1988 | June 1998 | [2] | ||
| Vacant | June 1998 | April 1999 | [2] | ||||
| 2 | Ekanayake, SarathSarath Ekanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | April 1999 | June 1999 | [2] | ||
| 3 | Ekanayake, NandimithraNandimithra Ekanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | June 1999 | 6 November 2000 | [2] | ||
| (2) | Ekanayake, SarathSarath Ekanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 6 November 2000 | 30 April 2002 | [2] | ||
| (1) | Dissanayake, W. M. P. B.W. M. P. B. Dissanayake | United National Party | 30 April 2002 | 29 May 2003 | [2] | ||
| 4 | Aluvihare, WasanthaWasantha Aluvihare | United National Party | 5 June 2003 | 18 July 2004 | [2] | ||
| (2) | Ekanayake, SarathSarath Ekanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 18 July 2004 | [2][3][4] | |||
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 8 "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Ekanayake to be sworn in CP Chief Minister". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 16 July 2004.
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