List of chief ministers of North Western Province
Appearance
Chief Minister of North Western Province | |
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since 8 September 2015 | |
Board of Ministers of the North Western Province | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | North Western Provincial Council |
Appointer | Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake |
Inaugural holder | Gamini Jayawickrama Perera |
Formation | 3 February 1988 |
Website | Chief Ministry, North Western Province |
The Chief Minister of North Western 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.[1] The governor appoints as chief minister the member of the North Western Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] The current chief minister is Dharmasiri Dassanayake.
Chief ministers
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
Living former chief ministers
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References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Notification made by the Governor North Western Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1831/06. 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Video: New Chief Ministers". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 3 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ Edirisinghe, Dasun (4 October 2013). "Dayasiri, Ekanayake sworn in as CMs". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Notification made by the Governor of North Western Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1932/48. 16 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ramakrishnan, T. (8 September 2015). "Sri Lanka: Two Chief Ministers appointed". The Hindu.
- ^ Edirisinghe, Dasun (9 September 2015). "President appoints two new Chief Ministers". The Island (Sri Lanka).