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The Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa 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 Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] The current chief minister is Maheepala Herath.
Chief ministers
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
| No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. V. Punchinilame | United National Party | April 1988 | April 1989 | [2] | |||
| 2 | Abeyratne Pilapitiya | United National Party | 10 April 1989 | March 1993 | [2] | |||
| 3 | Jayatilake Podinilame | United National Party | March 1993 | June 1998 | [2] | |||
| Vacant | June 1998 | April 1999 | [2] | |||||
| 4 | Kantha Gunatilleke | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | April 1999 | June 1999 | [2] | |||
| 5 | Athauda Seneviratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | June 1999 | October 2000 | [2] | |||
| 6 | Asoka Jayawardena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | October 2000 | 13 December 2001 | [2] | |||
| 7 | Mohan Ellawala | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 13 December 2001 | 25 July 2004 | [2] | |||
| 8 | Maheepala Herath | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 25 July 2004 | 26 September 2017 | [2] | |||
| Vacant | 27 September 2017 | [3] | ||||||
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 h i "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "Sabaragamuwa PC term comes to an end: Administration under purview of Governor Perera". 27 September 2017.
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