List of chief ministers of Eastern Province explained

Post:Chief Minister
Body:Eastern Province
Insignia:Eastern Province Flag (SRI LANKA).png
Insigniasize:170px
Insigniacaption:Flag of Eastern Province
Incumbent:Vacant
Incumbentsince:30 September 2017
Department:Board of Ministers of the Eastern Province
Style:The Honourable
Member Of:Eastern Provincial Council
Appointer:Anuradha Yahampath
Appointerpost:Governor of Eastern Province
Precursor:Chief Minister of the North Eastern Province
Inaugural:S. Chandrakanthan
Formation:1 January 2007

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.

Chief ministers

No.Nameclass=unsortablePortraitPartyTook officeLeft officeclass=unsortableRefs
Vacant
1 !align="center" style="background-color:#F13826"Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal[2] [3] [4] [5]
2 !align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Sri Lanka Freedom Party[6] [7]
3 !align="center" style="background:; color:white;"[8] [9] [10]
Vacant

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. 2015-01-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103172559/http://www.priu.gov.lk/Cons/1978Constitution/Chapter_17A_Amd.html. 2013-11-03. dead.
  2. PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors APPOINTMENT OF EASTERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL. 5 June 2008. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1552/19. 31 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20130404235220/http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2008/pdf/Jun/1552_19/1552_19E.pdf. 4 April 2013. dead.
  3. News: Pillayan sworn in as CM for Eastern Province. TamilNet. 16 May 2008.
  4. News: Reddy. B. Muralidhar. Pillayan sworn in Chief Minister. The Hindu. 17 May 2008.
  5. Web site: Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988 . WorldStatesmen.org. 30 March 2016.
  6. PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors APPOINTMENT OF EASTERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL. 24 September 2012. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1777/10. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150207095453/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2012/PDF/Sep/1777_10/1777_10%20%28E%29.pdf. 7 February 2015.
  7. News: Majeed sworn in as Eastern CM. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 18 September 2012. 31 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085308/http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/22010--majeed-sworn-in-as-eastern-cm.html. 22 September 2012. dead.
  8. PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors EASTERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointment. 11 February 2015. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1901/13. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150407045125/http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Feb/1901_13/1901_13%20E.pdf. 7 April 2015.
  9. News: New EP Chief Minister takes oaths. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 6 February 2015.
  10. News: Ferdinando. Shamindra. SLMC takes East CM's post amidst Kalmunai turmoil. The Island (Sri Lanka). 7 February 2015.

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