| Post: | Chief Minister |
| Body: | Southern Province |
| Insignia: | Flag of the Southern Province (Sri Lanka).PNG |
| Insigniasize: | 170px |
| Insigniacaption: | Flag of Southern Province, Sri Lanka |
| Incumbent: | Vacant |
| Incumbentsince: | 26 April 2019 |
| Department: | Board of Ministers of the Southern Province |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Member Of: | Southern Provincial Council |
| Appointer: | Kingsley Wickramaratne |
| Appointerpost: | Governor of Southern Province |
| Inaugural: | M. S. Amarasiri |
| Formation: | 3 February 1988 |
The Chief Minister of Southern 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 Southern Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] The current chief minister is Shan Wijayalal De Silva.
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