| Chief Minister of Central Province | |
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Incumbent since 26 April 2019Vacant | |
| Board of Ministers of the Central Province | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Central Provincial Council |
| Appointer | Monty Gopallawa |
| Inaugural holder | W. M. P. B. Dissanayake |
| Formation | 3 February 1988 |
| Website | Central Provincial Council |
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The chief minister of Central 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 Central Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[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 2015-12-27.