List of chief ministers of Sabaragamuwa Province

The chief minister of Sabaragamuwa 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 Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.^[1] The current chief minister is Maheepala Herath.

Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa Province
Flag of Sabaragamuwa
Incumbent Governor's Rule since 27 September 2017
Board of Ministers of the Sabaragamuwa
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council
Appointer	Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
Inaugural holder	G. V. Punchinilame
Formation	3 February 1988
Website	Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council

Chief ministers

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

No.	Name		Portrait	Party	Took office	Left office	Refs
1		G. V. Punchinilame		United National Party	April 1988	April 1989	[2]
2		Abeyratne Pilapitiya		United National Party	10 April 1989	March 1993	[2]
3		Jayatilake Podinilame		United National Party	March 1993	June 1998	[2]
		Vacant			June 1998	April 1999	[2]
4		Kantha Gunatilleke		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	April 1999	June 1999	[2]
5		Athauda Seneviratne		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	June 1999	October 2000	[2]
6		Asoka Jayawardena		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	October 2000	13 December 2001	[2]
7		Mohan Ellawala		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	13 December 2001	25 July 2004	[2]
8		Maheepala Herath		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	25 July 2004	26 September 2017	[2]
		Vacant			27 September 2017		[3]

References

1. "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.
2. "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
3. "Sabaragamuwa PC term comes to an end: Administration under purview of Governor Perera". 27 September 2017.

External links

• Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council