List of chief ministers of Southern Province

The chief minister of Southern 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 Southern Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.^[1] The current chief minister is Shan Wijayalal De Silva.

Chief Minister of Southern Province
Flag of Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Incumbent Vacant since 26 April 2019
Board of Ministers of the Southern Province
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Southern Provincial Council
Appointer	Kingsley Wickramaratne
Inaugural holder	M. S. Amarasiri
Formation	3 February 1988
Website	Southern Provincial Council

Chief ministers

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

No.	Name		Portrait	Party	Took office	Left office	Refs
1		M. S. Amarasiri		United National Party	16 June 1988	October 1993	[2]
2		Amarasiri Dodangoda		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	October 1993	January 1994	[2]
		Vacant			January 1994	March 1994	[2]
(2)		Amarasiri Dodangoda		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	March 1994	September 1994	[2]
3		Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	September 1994	21 December 2001	[2]
4		H. G. Sirisena		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	21 December 2001	16 July 2004	[2]
5		Shan Wijayalal De Silva		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	16 July 2004	26 April 2019	[2]
		Vacant			26 April 2019		align=center