List of Chief Ministers of Northern Province
| Chief Minister of Northern Province
வட மாகாண முதலமைச்சர் | |
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| Board of Ministers of the Northern Province | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Northern Provincial Council |
| Appointer | G. A. Chandrasiri |
| Precursor | Chief Minister of the North Eastern Province |
| Inaugural holder | C. V. Vigneswaran |
| Formation | 1 January 2007 |
| Website | Northern 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 advices 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] The current chief minister is C. V. Vigneswaran.
Chief ministers
| No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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| Vacant [N 1] | 1 January 2007 | 7 October 2013 | |||||
| 1 | Vigneswaran, C. V.C. V. Vigneswaran |  |
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 7 October 2013 | [2][3][4][5][6] | ||
Notes
- ↑ Governed directly by the Central government
References
- "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org.
- 1 2 "The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Chapter XVIIA". Policy Research & Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Wigneswaran takes oath as Northern Province CM". The Hindu/Indo-Asian News Service. 9 October 2013.
- ↑ "Wigneswaran sworn-in as NPC CM". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka poll: Tamil minister Wigneswaran says 'peace possible'". BBC News. 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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