List of Chief Ministers of Southern Province
The Chief Minister of Southern 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 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.
