Chief Minister of Uva Province | |
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Incumbent since 9 October 2019Vacant | |
Board of Ministers of the Uva Province | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | Uva Provincial Council |
Appointer | M. P. Jayasinghe |
Inaugural holder | M. S. Amarasiri |
Formation | 3 February 1988 |
Website | Uva Provincial Council |
The chief minister of Uva 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 Uva Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] The current chief minister is Chamara Sampath Dassanayake.