Chief minister (Sri Lanka)

Chief ministers in Sri Lanka are elected heads of the provincial boards of ministers, bodies which aid and advice the governors, the heads of the provincial government, in the exercise of their executive power.[1] The governor appoints as chief minister a member of the provincial council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] There are nine chief ministerial positions in the country, all nine are currently vacant and under the governor's direct rule.[2][3][4][5]

  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 2015-01-27.
  2. ^ "Sabaragamuwa PC's term ends tonight". The Island (Sri Lanka). 25 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-11-11.
  3. ^ "Term of North-Central PC ends". adaderana.lk.
  4. ^ "Term of Eastern PC ends". puvath.lk. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01.
  5. ^ "උණුසුම් වූ නැගෙනහිර පළාත් සභාවේ නිල කාලය - ඊයේ මැදියම් රැයෙන් අවසන් වෙයි". hirunews.lk.