List of chief ministers of Eastern Province

Chief Minister of Eastern Province
Flag of Eastern Province
Incumbent
Vacant
since 30 September 2017
Board of Ministers of the Eastern Province
StyleThe Honourable
Member ofEastern Provincial Council
AppointerAnuradha Yahampath
PrecursorChief Minister of the North Eastern Province
Inaugural holderS. Chandrakanthan
Formation1 January 2007
WebsiteEastern Province Chief Minister's Secretariat

The chief minister of Eastern 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. The governor appoints as chief minister the member of the Eastern Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council. The current chief minister is Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen.

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