List of chief ministers of Western Province
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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.
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| Chief Minister of Western Province | |
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since 8 September 2015 | |
| Board of Ministers of the Western Province | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Western Provincial Council |
| Appointer | K. C. Logeswaran |
| Inaugural holder | Susil Moonesinghe |
| Formation | 3 February 1988 |
| Website | Western Provincial Council |
Chief ministers
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
| No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susil Moonesinghe | United National Party | 9 June 1988 | 16 March 1993 | [2] | ||
| 2 | Chandrika Kumaratunga | .jpg) |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 21 May 1993 | 21 August 1994 | [2] | |
| 3 | Morris Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 August 1994 | 11 July 1995 | [2] | ||
| 4 | Susil Premajayanth |  |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 13 July 1995 | June 1998 | [2] | |
| Vacant | June 1998 | April 1999 | [2] | ||||
| (4) | Susil Premajayanth | |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party | April 1999 | 9 November 2000 | [2] | |
| 5 | Reginald Cooray | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 9 November 2000 | 22 June 2005 | [2] | ||
| 6 | Nandana Mendis | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 June 2005 | 3 July 2005 | [2] | ||
| (5) | Reginald Cooray | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 3 July 2005 | 4 May 2009 | [2] | ||
| 7 | Prasanna Ranatunga | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 4 May 2009 | 1 September 2015 | [2][3][4] | ||
| 8 | Isura Devapriya | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 8 September 2015 | [2][5][6][7] | |||