List of Chief Ministers of Eastern Province
The Chief Minister of Eastern 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 Eastern Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] The current chief minister is Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen.
Chief Minister of Eastern Province | |
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Incumbent Vacant since 30 September 2017 | |
Board of Ministers of the Eastern Province | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | Eastern Provincial Council |
Appointer | Anuradha Yahampath |
Precursor | Chief Minister of the North Eastern Province |
Inaugural holder | S. Chandrakanthan |
Formation | 1 January 2007 |
Website | Eastern Province Chief Minister's Secretariat |
Chief ministers
Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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Vacant [N 1] | 1 January 2007 | 16 May 2008 | |||||
1 | Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan | Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal | 16 May 2008 | 18 September 2012 | [2][3][4][5] | ||
2 | M. N. Abdul Majeed | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 18 September 2012 | 6 February 2015 | [6][7][5] | ||
3 | Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | 6 February 2015 | 30 September 2017 | [8][9][10][5] | ||
Vacant [N 2] | 30 September 2017 |
Living former chief ministers
Notes
- Governed directly by the Central government
- Governed directly by the Central government
References
- "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.
- "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors APPOINTMENT OF EASTERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1552/19. 5 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- "Pillayan sworn in as CM for Eastern Province". TamilNet. 16 May 2008.
- Reddy, B. Muralidhar (17 May 2008). "Pillayan sworn in Chief Minister". The Hindu.
- "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors APPOINTMENT OF EASTERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1777/10. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2015.
- "Majeed sworn in as Eastern CM". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 18 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- "PART IV (A) — PROVINCIAL COUNCILS Appointments & C., by the Governors EASTERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Appointment" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1901/13. 11 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2015.
- "New EP Chief Minister takes oaths". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 6 February 2015.
- Ferdinando, Shamindra (7 February 2015). "SLMC takes East CM's post amidst Kalmunai turmoil". The Island (Sri Lanka).
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