Chief Minister of Eastern Province | |
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Incumbent Vacant since 30 September 2017 | |
Board of Ministers of the Eastern Province | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | Eastern Provincial Council |
Appointer | Anuradha Yahampath |
Precursor | Chief Minister of the North Eastern Province |
Inaugural holder | S. Chandrakanthan |
Formation | 1 January 2007 |
Website | Eastern Province Chief Minister's Secretariat |
The Chief Minister of Eastern 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 Eastern Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council. [1] The current chief minister is Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen.
Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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Vacant [N 1] | 1 January 2007 | 16 May 2008 | |||||
1 | Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan | Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal | 16 May 2008 | 18 September 2012 | [2] [3] [4] [5] | ||
2 | M. N. Abdul Majeed | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 18 September 2012 | 6 February 2015 | [6] [7] [5] | ||
3 | Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | 6 February 2015 | 30 September 2017 | [8] [9] [10] [5] | ||
Vacant [N 2] | 30 September 2017 |
Chief Minister of Eastern Province | |
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Incumbent Vacant since 30 September 2017 | |
Board of Ministers of the Eastern Province | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | Eastern Provincial Council |
Appointer | Anuradha Yahampath |
Precursor | Chief Minister of the North Eastern Province |
Inaugural holder | S. Chandrakanthan |
Formation | 1 January 2007 |
Website | Eastern Province Chief Minister's Secretariat |
The Chief Minister of Eastern 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 Eastern Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council. [1] The current chief minister is Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen.
Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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Vacant [N 1] | 1 January 2007 | 16 May 2008 | |||||
1 | Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan | Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal | 16 May 2008 | 18 September 2012 | [2] [3] [4] [5] | ||
2 | M. N. Abdul Majeed | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 18 September 2012 | 6 February 2015 | [6] [7] [5] | ||
3 | Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | 6 February 2015 | 30 September 2017 | [8] [9] [10] [5] | ||
Vacant [N 2] | 30 September 2017 |