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Chief Minister in Sri Lanka is the elected head of local government at the provincial level, and is vested with most of the executive powers. The Chief Minister is chosen by legislators of the political party or coalition commanding a majority in the provincial council, and serves a six-year term with a provision of re-election. The Governor is the head of province, but his or her role is largely ceremonial.
There are a total of eight Chief Ministers elected by eight provinces with the only exception of the Northern Province.
Current Chief Ministers
PROVINCE NAME TOOK OFFICE PARTY FMR Central Province Hon. Sarath Ekanayake 18 July 2004 United People's Freedom Alliance all Eastern Province Hon. Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan 16 May 2008 United People's Freedom Alliance all North Central Province Hon. Berty Premalal Dissanayake June 1999 People's Alliance
United People's Freedom Allianceall Northern Province Direct rule from Colombo 1 January 2007 all North Western Province Hon. Athula Wijesinghe 2002 People's Alliance
United People's Freedom Allianceall Sabaragamuwa Province Hon. Maheepala Herath 16 July 2004 United People's Freedom Alliance all Southern Province Hon. Shan Wijayalal De Silva 10 July 2004 United People's Freedom Alliance all Uva Province Hon. Shashindra Rajapaksa 20 August 2009 United People's Freedom Alliance all Western Province Hon. Prasanna Ranatunge 4 May 2009 United People's Freedom Alliance all Former Chief Ministers
Central Province
No. Name Party Took Office Left Office 1 W.M.P.B. Dissanayake United National Party 9 June 1988 June 1998 Vacant June 1998 April 1999 2 Sarath Ekanayake People's Alliance April 1999 June 1999 3 Nandimithra Ekanayake People's Alliance June 1999 6 November 2000 4 Sarath Ekanayake People's Alliance 6 November 2000 30 April 2002 5 W.M.P.B. Dissanayake United National Front 30 April 2002 May 2003 Wasantha Aluvihare (acting) United National Front 19 May 2003 June 2003 6 Wasantha Aluvihare United National Front June 2003 18 July 2004 Eastern Province
No. Name Party Took Office Left Office Direct rule from Colombo 1 January 2007 16 May 2008 North Central Province
No. Name Party Took Office Left Office 1 G.D. Mahindasoma United National Party 8 May 1988 2 May 1996 2 Jayasena Dissanayake United National Party 2 May 1996 June 1998 Vacant June 1998 April 1999 3 Jayani Dissanayake People's Alliance 15 April 1999 June 1999 North Eastern Province
No. Name Party Took Office Left Office 1 Varatharaja Perumal Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front 10 December 1988 10 March 1990 Direct rule from Colombo 10 March 1990 31 December 2006 Northern Province
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North Western Province
No. Name Party Took Office Left Office 1 Gamini Jayawickrama Perera United National Party 4 May 1988 19 October 1993 2 G. M. Premachandra Democratic United National Front 19 October 1993 27 August 1994 3 R. Nimal Bandara United National Party 27 August 1994 28 January 1999 4 S.B. Nawinne People's Alliance 28 January 1999 2002 Sabaragamuwa Province
No. Name Party Took Office Left Office 1 G. V. Punchinilame United National Party April 1988 April 1989 2 Abeyratne Pilapitiya United National Party 10 April 1989 March 1993 3 H. Jayatilake Podinilame United National Party March 1993 June 1998 Vacant June 1998 April 1999 4 Kantha Gunatilleke People's Alliance April 1999 June 1999 5 Athauda Seneviratne People's Alliance June 1999 October 2000 6 Asoka Jayawardena People's Alliance October 2000 13 December 2001 7 Mohan Saliya Ellawala People's Alliance 13 December 2001 16 July 2004 Southern Province
No. Name Party Took Office Left Office 1 Matarage Sirisena Amarasiri United National Party 16 June 1988 October 1993 2 Amarasiri Dodangoda People's Alliance October 1993 January 1994 Vacant January 1994 March 1994 3 Amarasiri Dodangoda People's Alliance March 1994 September 1994 4 Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena People's Alliance September 1994 21 December 2001 5 H. G. Sirisena People's Alliance 21 December 2001 July 2004 Uva Province
No. Name Party Took Office Left Office 1 Percy Samaraweera United National Party May 1988 June 1998 Vacant June 1998 April 1999 2 Nalini Weerawanni People's Alliance April 1999 April 1999 3 Samaraweera Weerawanni People's Alliance April 1999 29 October 2001 4 Aththintha Marakalage Buddhadasa People's Alliance 29 October 2001 22 July 2004 5 Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa United People's Freedom Alliance 22 July 2004 20 August 2009 Western Province
No. Name Party Took Office Left Office 1 Susil Moonesinghe United National Party 9 June 1988 16 March 1993 2 Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya
People's Alliance2 June 1993 22 August 1994 3 Morris Rajapakse People's Alliance 22 August 1994 11 July 1995 4 A. D. Susil Premajayanth People's Alliance 13 July 1995 June 1998 Vacant June 1998 April 1999 5 A. D. Susil Premajayanth People's Alliance April 1999 9 November 2000 6 Reginald Cooray People's Alliance
United People's Freedom Alliance9 November 2000 22 June 2005 7 Nandana Mendis United People's Freedom Alliance 22 June 2005 3 July 2005 8 Reginald Cooray United People's Freedom Alliance 3 July 2005 4 May 2009 See also
References
- "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Sri_Lanka_prov.html. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
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