List of chief ministers of Uva Province

The chief minister of Uva 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 Uva Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.^[1]

Chief Minister of Uva Province
Flag of Uva Province
Incumbent Vacant since 9 October 2019
Board of Ministers of the Uva Province
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Uva Provincial Council
Appointer	Governor of Uva Province
Inaugural holder	Percy Samaraweera
Formation	3 February 1988
Website	Uva Provincial Council

Chief ministers

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

No.	Name		Portrait	Party	Took office	Left office	Refs
1		Percy Samaraweera		United National Party	May 1988	June 1998	[2]
		Vacant			June 1998	April 1999	[2]
2		Nalini Weerawanni		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	April 1999	April 1999	[2]
3		Samaraweera Weerawanni		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	April 1999	29 October 2001	[2]
4		Aththintha Marakalage Buddhadasa		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	29 October 2001	22 July 2004	[2]
5		Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	22 July 2004	20 August 2009	[2]
6		Shasheendra Rajapaksa		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	20 August 2009	14 January 2015	[2]
7		Harin Fernando		United National Party	14 January 2015	September 2015	[2][3][4][5]
8		Chamara Sampath Dassanayake		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	15 September 2015	9 October 2019	[2][6][7][8]
Vacant					9 October 2019