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 |
The Chief Minister of 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 Western Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council. [1] The current chief minister is Isura Devapriya.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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1 | Susil Moonesinghe | United National Party | 9 June 1988 | 16 March 1993 | [2] | ||
2 | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
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Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 21 May 1993 | 21 August 1994 | [2] | |
3 | Morris Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 August 1994 | 11 July 1995 | [2] | ||
4 | Susil Premajayanth |
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Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 13 July 1995 | June 1998 | [2] | |
Vacant | June 1998 | April 1999 | [2] | ||||
(4) | Susil Premajayanth |
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Sri Lanka Freedom Party | April 1999 | 9 November 2000 | [2] | |
5 | Reginald Cooray | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 9 November 2000 | 22 June 2005 | [2] | ||
6 | Nandana Mendis | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 June 2005 | 3 July 2005 | [2] | ||
(5) | Reginald Cooray | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 3 July 2005 | 4 May 2009 | [2] | ||
7 | Prasanna Ranatunga | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 4 May 2009 | 1 September 2015 | [2] [3] [4] | ||
8 | Isura Devapriya | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 8 September 2015 | [2] [5] [6] [7] |
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 |
The Chief Minister of 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 Western Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council. [1] The current chief minister is Isura Devapriya.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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1 | Susil Moonesinghe | United National Party | 9 June 1988 | 16 March 1993 | [2] | ||
2 | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
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Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 21 May 1993 | 21 August 1994 | [2] | |
3 | Morris Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 August 1994 | 11 July 1995 | [2] | ||
4 | Susil Premajayanth |
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Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 13 July 1995 | June 1998 | [2] | |
Vacant | June 1998 | April 1999 | [2] | ||||
(4) | Susil Premajayanth |
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Sri Lanka Freedom Party | April 1999 | 9 November 2000 | [2] | |
5 | Reginald Cooray | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 9 November 2000 | 22 June 2005 | [2] | ||
6 | Nandana Mendis | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 June 2005 | 3 July 2005 | [2] | ||
(5) | Reginald Cooray | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 3 July 2005 | 4 May 2009 | [2] | ||
7 | Prasanna Ranatunga | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 4 May 2009 | 1 September 2015 | [2] [3] [4] | ||
8 | Isura Devapriya | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 8 September 2015 | [2] [5] [6] [7] |