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The Chief Minister of Northern 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 Northern Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1]

Chief ministers

  Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi

No. Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Refs
Vacant [N 1] 1 January 2007 7 October 2013
1 C. V. Vigneswaran Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi 7 October 2013 23 October 2018 [2][3][4][5][6]
Vacant [N 2] 23 October 2018

Notes

  1. ^ Governed directly by the Central government
  2. ^ Governed directly by the Central government

References

  1. ^ 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 2015-01-31.
  2. ^ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors NORTHERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointment made by the Governor of the Northern Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1831/01. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Wigneswaran takes oath as Northern Province CM". The Hindu/Indo-Asian News Service. 9 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Wigneswaran sworn-in as NPC CM". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka poll: Tamil minister Wigneswaran says 'peace possible'". BBC News. 7 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

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