List of chief ministers of Northern Province

Chief Minister of Northern Province
வட மாகாண முதலமைச்சர்
Flag of Northern Province
Incumbent
Vacant
since 23 October 2018
Board of Ministers of the Northern Province
StyleThe Honourable
Member ofNorthern Provincial Council
AppointerG. A. Chandrasiri
PrecursorChief Minister of the North Eastern Province
Inaugural holderC. V. Vigneswaran
Formation1 January 2007
WebsiteNorthern Province Chief Minister's Office

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

  • "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org.
  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.