S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet | |
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| Date formed | 12 April 1956 |
| Date dissolved | 26 September 1959 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Elizabeth II |
| Head of government | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
| Member party | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna |
| Opposition party | Lanka Sama Samaja Party |
| Opposition leader | N. M. Perera |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1956 |
| Legislature term(s) | 3rd |
| Predecessor | Kotelawala cabinet |
| Successor | Dahanayake cabinet |
The S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike between 1956 and 1959. It was formed in April 1956 after the parliamentary election and it ended in September 1959 with Bandaranaike's assassination.
Cabinet members
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| Party | Minister | Office | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color|SLFP | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | Prime Minister | 12 April 1956 | 26 September 1959 |
| Minister of Defence & External Affairs | 1956 | |||
| bgcolor=Template:Sinhala Bhasa Peramuna/meta/color|SLF | W. Dahanayake | Minister of Education | ||
| rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color|SLFP | C. P. de Silva | Minister of Lands & Land Development | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | 9 June 1959 | [a] | ||
| Senator M. W. H. de Silva | Minister of Justice | June 1959 | ||
| bgcolor=Template:Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party/meta/color|VLSSP | William de Silva | Minister of Industries & Fisheries | 18 May 1959 | |
| bgcolor=Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color|SLFP | Stanley de Zoysa | Minister of Finance | 12 April 1956 | [a] |
| bgcolor=Template:Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party/meta/color|VLSSP | Philip Gunawardena | Minister of Agriculture & Food | 12 April 1956 | 18 May 1959 |
| bgcolor=Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color|SLFP | T. B. Ilangaratne | Minister of Labour, Housing & Social Services | 12 April 1956 | |
| Senator A. P. Jayasuriya | Minister of Home Affairs | 12 April 1956 | ||
| Senator Valentine S. Jayawickrema | Minister of Justice | June 1959 | [a] | |
| bgcolor=Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color|SLFP | P. B. G. Kalugalla | Minister of Cultural Affairs & Social Services | 9 June 1959 | [a] |
| Jayaweera Kuruppu | Minister of Local Government & Cultural Affairs | |||
| bgcolor=Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color|SLFP | C. A. S. Marikar | Minister of Posts, Broadcasting & Information | 12 April 1956 | [a] |
| bgcolor=Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color|SLFP | W. J. C. Munasinha | Minister of Industries & Fisheries | 9 June 1959 | [a] |
| bgcolor=Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color|SLFP | Maithripala Senanayake | Minister of Transport & Works | 12 April 1956 | [a] |
| bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color|Ind | R. G. Senanayake | Minister of Commerce & Trade | 12 April 1956 | [a] |
| Senator C. Wijesinha | Minister of Nationalised Services & Road Transport | |||
| rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color|SLFP | Vimala Wijewardene | Minister of Health | 12 April 1956 | |
| Minister of Local Government & Housing | 9 June 1959 | [a] |
Parliamentary secretaries
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| Party | Minister | Office | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Abeywickrema | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport & Works | |||
| W. P. G. Ariyadasa | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Posts, Broadcasting & Information | |||
| C. R. Beligammana | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government & Cultural Affairs | |||
| M. P. de Zoysa | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Housing & Social Services | |||
| Hugh Fernando | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture & Food | |||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color|Ind | I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs | ||
| P. B. G. Kalugalla | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health | |||
| M. S. Kariapper | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice | |||
| Nimal Karunaratne | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | |||
| M. B. W. Mediwake | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government & Cultural Affairs | |||
| D. B. Monnakulama | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Nationalised Services & Road Transport | |||
| bgcolor=Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color|SLFP | W. J. C. Munasinha | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries & Fisheries | ||
| bgcolor=Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color|SLFP | D. A. Rajapaksa | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Lands & Land Development | ||
| Lakshman Rajapaksa | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Commerce & Trade | |||
| bgcolor=Template:National Liberation Front (Ceylon)/meta/color|NLF | K. M. P. Rajaratna | Parliamentary Secretary | ||
| Mahanama Samaraweera | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice | |||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs | ||||
| T. B. Subasinghe | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence & External Affairs | |||
| P. B. A. Weerakoon | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education | |||
| Senator C. Wijesinha | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance |
Notes
References
- Ceylon Year Book 1956. Department of Census & Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 10–11.
- Ceylon Year Book 1959. Department of Census & Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 9–10.
- Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 16: 'Honorable wounds of war'". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
- Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
