Chief Minister of Eastern Province

Chief Minister of Eastern Province
Flag of Eastern Province
Incumbent Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen since 6 February 2015
Board of Ministers of the Eastern Province
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Eastern Provincial Council
Appointer	Austin Fernando
Precursor	Chief Minister of the North Eastern Province
Inaugural holder	S. Chandrakanthan
Formation	1 January 2007
Website	Eastern Province Chief Minister's Secretariat

The Chief Minister of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka is the head of the provincial board of ministers, a body which aids and advices the governor, the head of the provincial government, in the exercise of his executive power. The governor appoints as chief minister the member of the Eastern Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council. The current chief minister is Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen.

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