Chief Minister of North Western Province | |
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Board of Ministers of the North Western Province | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | North Western Provincial Council |
Appointer | Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake |
Inaugural holder | Gamini Jayawickrama Perera |
Formation | 3 February 1988 |
Website | Chief Ministry, North Western Province |
The Chief Minister of North Western 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 North Western Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council. The current chief minister is Dharmasiri Dassanayake.
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