| Chief Minister of Central Province | |
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 Flag of Central Province, Sri Lanka | |
| Incumbent Vacant since 26 April 2019 | |
| 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 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 Central Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.
Chief ministers
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
| No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W. M. P. B. Dissanayake | United National Party | 9 June 1988 | June 1998 | |||
| Vacant | June 1998 | April 1999 | |||||
| 2 | Sarath Ekanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | April 1999 | June 1999 | |||
| 3 | Nandimithra Ekanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | June 1999 | 6 November 2000 | |||
| 4(2) | Sarath Ekanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 6 November 2000 | 30 April 2002 | |||
| 5(1) | W. M. P. B. Dissanayake | United National Party | 30 April 2002 | 29 May 2003 | |||
| 6 | Wasantha Aluvihare | United National Party | 5 June 2003 | 18 July 2004 | |||
| 7(2) | Sarath Ekanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 18 July 2004 | 25 April 2018 | |||
| Vacant | 26 April 2019 | ||||||
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.
- "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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