List of Chief Ministers of Uva Province

































Chief Minister of Uva Province

Flag of the Uva Province (Sri Lanka) SVG.svg
Flag of Uva Province


Incumbent
Chamara Sampath Dassanayake
since 15 September 2015
Board of Ministers of the Uva Province
Style The Honourable
Member of Uva Provincial Council
Appointer M. P. Jayasinghe
Inaugural holder M. S. Amarasiri
Formation 3 February 1988
Website Uva Provincial Council

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


  Sri Lanka Freedom Party
  United National Party






































































































No.
 Name
 Portrait
 Party
 Took office
 Left office
 Refs
1

Percy Samaraweera

United National Party
May 1988
June 1998
 [2]


Vacant


June 1998
April 1999
 [2]
2

Nalini Weerawanni

Sri Lanka Freedom Party
April 1999
April 1999
 [2]
3

Samaraweera Weerawanni

Sri Lanka Freedom Party
April 1999
29 October 2001
 [2]
4

Aththintha Marakalage Buddhadasa

Sri Lanka Freedom Party
29 October 2001
22 July 2004
 [2]
5

Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa

Sri Lanka Freedom Party
22 July 2004
20 August 2009
 [2]
6

Shasheendra Rajapaksa
Shashindra Rajapaksa.jpg
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
20 August 2009
14 January 2015
 [2]
7

Harin Fernando

United National Party
14 January 2015
September 2015
[2][3][4][5]
8

Chamara Sampath Dassanayake

Sri Lanka Freedom Party
15 September 2015

[2][6][7][8]


References



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  1. ^ ab "The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Chapter XVIIA". Policy Research & Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka.


  2. ^ abcdefghi "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.


  3. ^ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors APPOINTMENT MADE BY THE GOVERNOR OF UVA PROVINCE" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1897/10. 14 January 2015.


  4. ^ Rukmal, Prasad (14 January 2015). "Video: Harin sworn in as Uva Chief Minister". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).


  5. ^ Gunasekara, Skandha (15 January 2015). "Harin sworn-in as Uva CM". Ceylon Today.


  6. ^ "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors UVA PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointment made by the Governor of Uva Province" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1932/09. 15 September 2015.


  7. ^ "Uva gets a new chief". Ceylon Today. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.


  8. ^ "Chamara Sampath Dassanayake new Uva CM". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 15 September 2015.




External links


  • Uva Provincial Council









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