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Dahanayake cabinet

FieldValue
cabinet_nameDahanayake Cabinet
cabinet_number5th
jurisdictionCeylon
flagFlag of Ceylon (1951–1972).svg
flag_bordertrue
date_formed26 September 1959
date_dissolved20 March 1960
government_head_titlePrime Minister
government_headWijeyananda Dahanayake
state_head_titleMonarch
state_headElizabeth II
political_party
legislature_statusMinority government
opposition_party
opposition_leaderN. M. Perera
last_electionMarch 1960
legislature_term3rd
previousS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
successorDudley Senanayake II

The Dahanayake Cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Wijeyananda Dahanayake from 1959 to 1960. It was formed in September 1959 after the assassination of Dahanayake's predecessor S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and ended in March 1960 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.

Cabinet members

NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs
Sinhala Language Front}};" rowspan=2[[File:Wijeyananda Dahanayake portrait.jpg100x100px]]Sinhala Language FrontPrime Minister
Minister of Defence and External Affairs
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"Sri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Works
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"Sri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Agriculture and Lands
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"Sri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Labour
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"Sri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Finance
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"Sri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Home Affairs
Minister of Health
Minister for Internal Security
Minister of Local Government and Housing
Minister of Justice
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"Sri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Cultural Affairs and Social Services
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"[[File:Marikkar.jpg120x120pxC.A.S Marikar]]Sri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Posts, Broadcasting and Information
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"Sri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Local Government and Housing
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"Sri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Industries and Fisheries
Minister of Finance
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"[[File:Hon. Maithripala Senanayake.jpg100x100px]]Sri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Transport and Power
Independent (politician)}};"IndependentMinister of Transport and Works
Independent (politician)}};"IndependentMinister of Food, Commerce and Trade
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"Sri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Local Government and Housing

Parliamentary secretaries

NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Trade & Commerce
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health

Notes

References

References

  1. "Prime Ministers". [[Parliament of Sri Lanka]].
  2. Rajasingham, K. T.. "Sri Lanka: The Untold Story".
  3. "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". [[Ministry of Finance (Sri Lanka).
  4. "1960-61 Ferguson's Ceylon Directory". Ferguson's Directory.
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