Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, a Provincial Minister ( si, පළාත් ඇමති, ta, மாகாண அமைச்சர்) is politician, who is a Member of the Board of Ministers of a province.

Appointment

Under the article 154F of the Sri Lankan Constitution, the Governor of the province on the advice of the

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can appoint a

Member of Provincial Council In Sri Lanka a Member of Provincial Council (also known as Provincial Councilor), is the title given to an elected member of a provincial council. As of 2017, there are 455 members in nine provincial councils. Elections All positions in a provin ...

as a Member of the Board of Ministers of the province.{{cite web , title=Constitution of Sri Lanka , url=https://www.parliament.lk/files/pdf/constitution.pdf , website=parliament.lk , publisher=

Parliament of Sri Lanka The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ''Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa'', Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் ''Ila� ...

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Powers and duties

The Board of Ministers would aid and advise the Governor of the Province in the exercise of his functions, which will not be inquired into in any Court. The Board of Ministers shall be collectively responsible and answerable to the Provincial Council.

Privileges of office

Salary

As per the ''Provincial Councils (Payment of Salaries and Allowances) Act, No. 37 of 1988'', a Member of the Board of Ministers of a Province is entitled to monthly salary and allowances equal of the deputy minister.Provincial Councils (Payment of salaries and allowances)
/ref> In addition, since all provincial ministers are members of the provincial council they are entitled to allowances and benefits of provincial councilor.

Travel

Each provincial minister is entitled to two vehicles, which includes an official vehicle and security vehicle provided and maintained by their provincial council.

Security

Traditionally security for provincial ministers have been provided by the

local police Municipal police, city police, or local police are law enforcement agencies that are under the control of local government. This includes the municipal government, where it is the smallest administrative subdivision. They receive funding ...

Order of precedence

In the Sri Lankan order of precedence, provincial ministers are placed after the

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, but before the Secretary to the President.

List of current provincial ministers