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Chief minister (Sri Lanka)

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Chief ministersinSri Lanka are elected heads of the provincial boards of ministers, bodies which aid and advice the governors, the heads of the provincial government, in the exercise of their executive power.^[1] The governor appoints as chief minister a member of the provincial council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.^[1] There are nine chief ministerial positions in the country, out of which only six are currently occupied, while 3 are vacant and under the governor's direct rule.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Appointment[edit]

Governor may appoint a chief minister, who would be the leader of the political party that commands the majority of the provincial council.

Duties[edit]

The duties of the chief minister includes;

Advising the governor on the appointment of the boards of ministers.
Informing the governor of the province of all decisions of the Board of Ministers relating to the administration of the affairs of the province and the proposals for legislation.
Furnish information relating to the administration of the affairs and legislation of the province to the governor.

Salary[edit]

As per the Provincial Councils (Payment of Salaries and Allowances) Act, No. 37 of 1988, the chief minister is entitled to monthly salary and allowances equal of the governor, less than fifty rupees.^[6] In addition, since all chief ministers are members of provincial council they are entitled to allowances and benefits of provincial councilor.

Incumbent chief ministers[edit]

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress United National Party

Province	Chief minister	Portrait		Took office	References	Past
Central	Vacant		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	18 July 2004	^[7]^[8]	List
Eastern	Vacant	^{[N 1]}	Sri Lanka Muslim Congress	30 September 2017	^[9]	List
North Central	Vacant ^{[N 2]}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1 October 2017	^[2]^[3]	List
Northern	Vacant	^{[N 3]}	Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi	23 October 2018		List
North Western	Vacant		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	8 September 2015	^[10]^[11]^[12]	List
Sabaragamuwa	Vacant ^{[N 4]}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	27 September 2017	^[2]	List
Southern	Vacant		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	16 July 2004		List
Uva	Vacant		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	15 September 2015	^[13]^[14]^[15]	List
Western	Vacant		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	8 September 2015	^[16]^[17]^[18]	List

Notes[edit]

^ Governed directly by the Central government

^ Governed directly by the Central government

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 2015-01-27.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Sabaragamuwa PC's term ends tonight". The Island (Sri Lanka). 25 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-11-11.

^ ^a ^b "Term of North-Central PC ends". adaderana.lk.

^ "Term of Eastern PC ends". puvath.lk. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01.

^ "උණුසුම් වූ නැගෙනහිර පළාත් සභාවේ නිල කාලය - ඊයේ මැදියම් රැයෙන් අවසන් වෙයි". hirunews.lk.

^ Provincial Councils (Payment of salaries and allowances)

^ "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.^{[permanent dead link]}

^ "Ekanayake to be sworn in CP Chief Minister". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 16 July 2004.

^ "Official term of Eastern Provincial Council to end at midnight". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2019-01-04.

^ "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).

^ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors UVA PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointment made by the Governor of Uva Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1932/09. 15 September 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

^ "Uva gets a new chief". Ceylon Today. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.

^ "Chamara Sampath Dassanayake new Uva CM". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

^ "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.^{[permanent dead link]}

^ Warnakulasuriya, Deepal (8 September 2015). "Western & Wayamba Provinces get new Chief Ministers". The Nation (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

^ "New chief ministers appointed for Western and North Western Provinces". Colombo Page. 8 September 2015.

External links[edit]

Sri Lanka Provinces from 1988

Sri Lankan Chief Ministers

Chief Ministers

Defunct

North Eastern Province

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