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Kotelawala cabinet

Government of Ceylon from 1953 to 1956


Government of Ceylon from 1953 to 1956

FieldValue
cabinet_nameKotelawala cabinet
cabinet_number3rd
jurisdictionCeylon
flagFlag of Ceylon (1951–1972).svg
flag_bordertrue
imageThe Queen of Ceylon with Kotelawala cabinet.jpeg
date_formed12 October 1953
date_dissolved12 April 1956
government_head_titlePrime Minister
government_headJohn Kotelawala
state_head_titleMonarch
state_headElizabeth II
political_parties
legislature_statusMajority coalition (1953)
Majority (1953–56)
opposition_party
opposition_leaderS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
last_election1956
legislature_term2nd
previousDudley Senanayake I
successorS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike

Majority (1953–56) The Kotelawala cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister John Kotelawala between 1953 and 1956. It was formed in October 1953 after the resignation of Kotelawala's predecessor Dudley Senanayake and ended in April 1956 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.

Cabinet members

NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs
United National Party}};" rowspan=3[[File:John Kotelawala (1951).jpg80px]]United National PartyPrime Minister
Minister of Defence and External Affairs
Minister of Transport and Works
United National Party}};"Minister of Education
Minister of Lands and Land Development
[[File:Sir Oliver Goonetilleke.gif80px]]Minister of Finance
United National Party}};"[[File:Junius Richard Jayawardana (1906-1996).jpg80px]]United National PartyMinister of Agriculture and Food
United National Party}};"United National PartyMinister of Finance
Minister of Transport and Works
Minister of Labour
[[File:Official Photographic Portrait of C. W. W. Kannangara (1884-1969).jpg80px]]Minister of Local Government
United National Party}};"United National PartyMinister of Posts and Information
Minister of Health
All Ceylon Tamil Congress}};"All Ceylon Tamil CongressMinister of Industries and Fisheries
Minister of Justice
Minister of Home Affairs
Minister of Commerce and Trade
Minister of Housing and Social Services
Minister of Industries, Housing and Social Services
Minister of Justice

Parliamentary secretaries

NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs
United National Party}};"United National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs
United National Party}};"United National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
All Ceylon Tamil Congress}};"All Ceylon Tamil CongressParliamentary Secretary
United National Party}};"United National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs19531954
United National Party}};"United National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
United National Party}};"United National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health
United National Party}};"United National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Fisheries
United National Party}};"United National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education
United National Party}};"United National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries, Housing and Social Services
United National Party}};"United National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government
United National Party}};"United National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labor
United National Party}};"United National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Works19531954
United National Party}};"United National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs19541956
United National Party}};"United National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Posts and Broadcasting
United National Party}};"United National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Food
United National Party}};"United National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Lands and Land Development

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).
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