| Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa Province | |
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.PNG) Flag of Sabaragamuwa | |
| Incumbent Governor's Rule since 27 September 2017 | |
| Board of Ministers of the Sabaragamuwa | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council |
| Appointer | Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake |
| Inaugural holder | G. V. Punchinilame |
| Formation | 3 February 1988 |
| Website | Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council |
The chief minister of Sabaragamuwa 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. The governor appoints as chief minister the member of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council. The current chief minister is Maheepala Herath.
Chief ministers
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
| No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. V. Punchinilame | United National Party | April 1988 | April 1989 | ||||
| 2 | Abeyratne Pilapitiya | United National Party | 10 April 1989 | March 1993 | ||||
| 3 | Jayatilake Podinilame | United National Party | March 1993 | June 1998 | ||||
| Vacant | June 1998 | April 1999 | ||||||
| 4 | Kantha Gunatilleke | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | April 1999 | June 1999 | ||||
| 5 | Athauda Seneviratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | June 1999 | October 2000 | ||||
| 6 | Asoka Jayawardena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | October 2000 | 13 December 2001 | ||||
| 7 | Mohan Ellawala | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 13 December 2001 | 25 July 2004 | ||||
| 8 | Maheepala Herath | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 25 July 2004 | 26 September 2017 | ||||
| Vacant | 27 September 2017 | |||||||
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- "Sabaragamuwa PC term comes to an end: Administration under purview of Governor Perera". 27 September 2017.
External links
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