List of chief ministers of Northern Province explained

Post:Chief Minister
Body:Northern Province
Native Name:வட மாகாண முதலமைச்சர்
Flag:Flag of the Northern Province.svg
Flagsize:170px
Flagcaption:Flag of Northern Province
Incumbent:Vacant
Incumbentsince:23 October 2018
Department:Board of Ministers of the Northern Province
Style:The Honourable
Member Of:Northern Provincial Council
Appointer:G. A. Chandrasiri
Appointerpost:Governor of Northern Province
Precursor:Chief Minister of the North Eastern Province
Inaugural:C. V. Vigneswaran
Formation:1 January 2007

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

No.Nameclass=unsortablePortraitPartyTook officeLeft officeclass=unsortableRefs
Vacant
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Vacant

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. 2015-01-31. 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 NORTHERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointment made by the Governor of the Northern Province . 7 October 2013 . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 1831/01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102072558/http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2013/PDF/Oct/1831_01/1831_01%28E%29.pdf . 2 November 2013 .
  3. News: Wigneswaran takes oath as Northern Province CM. The Hindu/Indo-Asian News Service. 9 October 2013.
  4. News: Wigneswaran sworn-in as NPC CM. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 7 October 2013. 31 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20131010190355/http://www.dailymirror.lk/caption-story/36694-wigneswaran-sworn-in-as-ncp-cm.html. 10 October 2013. dead.
  5. News: Sri Lanka poll: Tamil minister Wigneswaran says 'peace possible'. BBC News. 7 October 2013.
  6. Web site: Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988 . WorldStatesmen.org. 30 March 2016.