List of chief ministers of Western Province

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

Chief Minister of Western Province
Flag of Western Province, Sri Lanka
Incumbent Isura Devapriya since 8 September 2015
Board of Ministers of the Western Province
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Western Provincial Council
Appointer	K. C. Logeswaran
Inaugural holder	Susil Moonesinghe
Formation	3 February 1988
Website	Western Provincial Council

Chief ministers

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

No.	Name		Portrait	Party	Took office	Left office	Refs
1		Susil Moonesinghe		United National Party	9 June 1988	16 March 1993	[2]
2		Chandrika Kumaratunga		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	21 May 1993	21 August 1994	[2]
3		Morris Rajapaksa		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	22 August 1994	11 July 1995	[2]
4		Susil Premajayanth		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	13 July 1995	June 1998	[2]
		Vacant			June 1998	April 1999	[2]
(4)		Susil Premajayanth		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	April 1999	9 November 2000	[2]
5		Reginald Cooray		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	9 November 2000	22 June 2005	[2]
6		Nandana Mendis		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	22 June 2005	3 July 2005	[2]
(5)		Reginald Cooray		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	3 July 2005	4 May 2009	[2]
7		Prasanna Ranatunga		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	4 May 2009	1 September 2015	[2][3][4]
8		Isura Devapriya		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	8 September 2015		[2][5][6][7]