List of Chief Ministers of Southern Province

Chief Minister of Southern Province
Flag of Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Incumbent Shan Wijayalal De Silva since 16 July 2004
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

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

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