1st Northern Provincial Council | |
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Overview | |
Legislative body | Northern Provincial Council |
Jurisdiction | Northern Province, Sri Lanka |
Meeting place | Provincial Council Assembly Hall, Northern Provincial Council Building, Kaithady |
Term | 25 October 2013 |
Website | np.gov.lk |
Provincial councillors | |
Members | 38 |
Chairman | C. V. K. Sivagnanam (ITAK) |
Deputy Chairman | V. Kamaleswaran |
Chief Minister | C. V. Vigneswaran (ITAK) |
Leader of the Opposition | S. Thavarajah (EPDP) |
Party control | Tamil National Alliance |
The 1st Northern Provincial Council is the current meeting of the Northern Provincial Council, with the membership determined by the results of the 2013 provincial council election held on 21 September 2013. The council met for the first time on 25 October 2013. According to the Constitution of Sri Lanka the maximum term of a provincial council is 5 years from the date of its first meeting.