List of chief ministers of Southern Province
| Chief Minister of Southern Province | |
|---|---|
.PNG) | |
Incumbent since 26 April 2019Vacant | |
| Board of Ministers of the Southern Province | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Southern Provincial Council |
| Appointer | Kingsley Wickramaratne |
| Inaugural holder | M. S. Amarasiri |
| Formation | 3 February 1988 |
| Website | Southern Provincial Council |
The chief minister of Southern 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 Southern Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] The current chief minister is Shan Wijayalal De Silva.
Chief ministers
[edit]Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
| No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. S. Amarasiri | United National Party | 16 June 1988 | October 1993 | [2] | ||
| 2 | Amarasiri Dodangoda | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | October 1993 | January 1994 | [2] | ||
| Vacant | January 1994 | March 1994 | [2] | ||||
| (2) | Amarasiri Dodangoda | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | March 1994 | September 1994 | [2] | ||
| 3 | Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena | 
|
Sri Lanka Freedom Party | September 1994 | 21 December 2001 | [2] | |
| 4 | H. G. Sirisena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 21 December 2001 | 16 July 2004 | [2] | ||
| 5 | Shan Wijayalal De Silva | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 16 July 2004 | 26 April 2019 | [2] | ||
| Vacant | 26 April 2019 | align=center | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ 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.