List of Chief Ministers of Western Province
| Chief Minister of Western Province | |
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| Board of Ministers of the Western Province | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Western Provincial Council |
| Appointer | K. C. Logeswaran |
| Inaugural holder | Susil Moonesinghe |
| Formation | 3 February 1988 |
| Website | Western Provincial Council |
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The Chief Minister of Western 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 Western Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] The current chief minister is Isura Devapriya.
Chief ministers
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
| No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moonesinghe, SusilSusil Moonesinghe | United National Party | 9 June 1988 | 16 March 1993 | [2] | ||
| 2 | Kumaratunga, ChandrikaChandrika Kumaratunga |  |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 21 May 1993 | 21 August 1994 | [2] | |
| 3 | Rajapaksa, MorrisMorris Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 August 1994 | 11 July 1995 | [2] | ||
| 4 | Premajayanth, SusilSusil Premajayanth |  |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 13 July 1995 | June 1998 | [2] | |
| Vacant | June 1998 | April 1999 | [2] | ||||
| (4) | Premajayanth, SusilSusil Premajayanth | |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party | April 1999 | 9 November 2000 | [2] | |
| 5 | Cooray, ReginaldReginald Cooray | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 9 November 2000 | 22 June 2005 | [2] | ||
| 6 | Mendis, NandanaNandana Mendis | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 June 2005 | 3 July 2005 | [2] | ||
| (5) | Cooray, ReginaldReginald Cooray | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 3 July 2005 | 4 May 2009 | [2] | ||
| 7 | Ranatunga, PrasannaPrasanna Ranatunga | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 4 May 2009 | 8 September 2015 | [2][3][4] | ||
| 8 | Devapriya, IsuraIsura Devapriya | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 8 September 2015 | [2][5][6][7] | |||
Living former chief ministers
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 9 10 11 "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ "People 'do not vote for pledges'". BBC SInhala. 4 May 2009.
- ↑ "MR picks WPC ministers: Prasanna CM Duminda, Thilanga, Reginald overlooked". The Island (Sri Lanka). 5 May 2009.
- ↑ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors WESTERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointments by the Governor of the Western Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1932/70. 18 September 2015.
- ↑ Warnakulasuriya, Deepal (8 September 2015). "Western & Wayamba Provinces get new Chief Ministers". The Nation (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ "New chief ministers appointed for Western and North Western Provinces". Colombo Page. 8 September 2015.
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