List of chief ministers of Uva Province explained

Post:Chief Minister
Body:Uva Province
Insignia:Flag of the Uva Province (Sri Lanka) SVG.svg
Insigniasize:170px
Insigniacaption:Flag of Uva Province
Incumbent:Vacant
Incumbentsince:9 October 2019
Department:Board of Ministers of the Uva Province
Style:The Honourable
Member Of:Uva Provincial Council
Appointer:M. P. Jayasinghe
Appointerpost:Governor of Uva Province
Inaugural:M. S. Amarasiri
Formation:3 February 1988

The chief minister of Uva 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 Uva Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] The current chief minister is Chamara Sampath Dassanayake.

Chief ministers

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References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Chapter XVIIA. Policy Research & Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka. 2015-12-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103172559/http://www.priu.gov.lk/Cons/1978Constitution/Chapter_17A_Amd.html. 2013-11-03. dead.
  2. Web site: Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988 . WorldStatesmen.org. 30 March 2016.
  3. PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors APPOINTMENT MADE BY THE GOVERNOR OF UVA PROVINCE. 14 January 2015. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1897/10.
  4. News: Rukmal. Prasad. Video: Harin sworn in as Uva Chief Minister. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 14 January 2015.
  5. News: Gunasekara. Skandha. Harin sworn-in as Uva CM. Ceylon Today. 15 January 2015. 27 December 2015. 6 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160106005024/https://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-82296-news-detail-harin-sworn-in-as-uva-cm.html. dead.
  6. PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors UVA PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointment made by the Governor of Uva Province. 15 September 2015. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1932/09.
  7. News: Uva gets a new chief. Ceylon Today. 15 September 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150927175016/https://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-103828-news-detail-uva-gets-a-new-chief.html. 27 September 2015.
  8. News: Chamara Sampath Dassanayake new Uva CM. The Nation (Sri Lanka). 15 September 2015. 27 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150927195547/http://nation.lk/online/2015/09/15/chamara-sampath-dassanayake-new-uva-cm/. 27 September 2015. dead.