List of chief ministers of Western Province

Chief Minister of Western Province
since 8 September 2015
Board of Ministers of the Western Province
StyleThe Honourable
Member ofWestern Provincial Council
AppointerK. C. Logeswaran
Inaugural holderSusil Moonesinghe
Formation3 February 1988
WebsiteWestern Provincial Council
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The chief minister of 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 Western Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.[1] The current chief minister is Isura Devapriya.

  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.