Former Chief Ministers of the Central Provincial Council
| Provincial Council | Designation | Name | Term in Office | Photo |
| First Provincial Council | Hon. Minister of Finance, Planning, Culture, Law and Order | Hon. Mr. W.M.P.B. Dissanayake | 1988.06.23 to 1993.03.13 |  |
| Second Provincial Council | Hon. Chief Minister of the Central Province and Minister of Finance, Planning, Law and Order, Local Government and Provincial Administration, Human Resources, Education and Cultural Affairs, Lands, Tourism, Trade and Commerce | Hon. Mr. W.M.P.B. Dissanayake | 1993-06-10 to 1998-12-29 | |
| Third Provincial Council | Hon. Chief Minister of the Central Province and Minister of Finance, Culture, Law and Order | Hon. Mr. Sarath Ekanayake | 1999-04-23 to 1999-06-15 and 2000.10-.08 to 2002.04.29 |  |
| Fourth Provincial Council | Hon. Chief Minister of the Central Province and Minister of Finance, Culture, Law and Order | Hon. Mr. Sarath Ekanayake | 2004.08-05 to 2008.12.08 | |
| Fifth Provincial Council | Hon. Chief Minister of the Central Province and Minister of Finance, Culture, Law and Order | Hon. Mr. Sarath Ekanayake | 2009.02.27 2013.07.05 | |
| Sixth Provincial Council | Hon. Chief Minister of the Central Province and Minister, Finance, Culture, Law and Order | Hon. Mr. Sarath Ekanayake | 2013.10.09 to 2018.10.08 | |
