| Chief Minister of North Western Province | |
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since 8 September 2015 | |
| Board of Ministers of the North Western Province | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | North Western Provincial Council |
| Appointer | Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake |
| Inaugural holder | Gamini Jayawickrama Perera |
| Formation | 3 February 1988 |
| Website | Chief Ministry, North Western Province |
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The Chief Minister of North Western 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 North Western Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] The current chief minister is Dharmasiri Dassanayake.
- ^ 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.