List of chief ministers of 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 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 North Western Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council.^[1] The current chief minister is Dharmasiri Dassanayake.

Chief Minister of North Western Province
Flag of North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Incumbent Dharmasiri Dassanayake since 8 September 2015
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

Chief ministers

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party   Democratic United National Front

No.	Name		Portrait	Party	Took office	Left office	Refs
1		Gamini Jayawickrama Perera		United National Party	4 May 1988	19 October 1993	[2]
2		G. M. Premachandra		Democratic United National Front	19 October 1993	27 August 1994	[2]
3		Nimal Bandara		United National Party	27 August 1994	28 January 1999	[2]
4		S. B. Nawinne		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	28 January 1999	2002	[2]
5		Athula Wijesinghe		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	2002	3 October 2013	[2]
6		Dayasiri Jayasekara		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	3 October 2013	8 September 2015	[3][4][5][2]
7		Dharmasiri Dassanayake		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	8 September 2015		[6][7][8][2]