Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet
Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet | |
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9th Cabinet of Ceylon | |
Date formed | 29 May 1970 |
Date dissolved | 23 July 1977 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Elizabeth II (1970–72) William Gopallawa (1972–77) |
Head of government | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
Member party | United Front |
Opposition party | United National Party |
Opposition leader | J. R. Jayewardene |
History | |
Election(s) | 1970 |
Outgoing election | 1977 |
Legislature term(s) | 7th |
Predecessor | Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet |
Successor | Jayewardene cabinet |
The Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike between 1970 and 1977. It was formed in May 1970 after the parliamentary election and it ended in July 1977 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election. The second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet saw Ceylon severing the last colonial ties with Britain as the country became a parliamentary republic in May 1972. The country was also renamed Sri Lanka.
Cabinet members
Parliamentary secretaries and deputy ministers
Name | Portrait | Party | Office | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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!align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color;"| | A. L. Abdul Majeed | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting | [3] | |||
!align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color;"| | C. A. Atapattu | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Post and Telecommunication | ||||
B. H. Bandara | Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction | [3] | |||||
Neal de Alwis | Deputy Minister of Finance | 1 October 1975 | 4 February 1977 | [3][5] | |||
T. B. M. Herath | Deputy Minister of Transport | [3] | |||||
!align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color;"| | Lakshman Jayakody | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Defence and External Affairs | [3] | |||
S. D. R. Jayaratne | Deputy Minister of Fisheries | [3] | |||||
Albert Kariyawasam | Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries | [3] | |||||
V. T. G. Karunaratne | Deputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | [3] | |||||
H. M. Navaratne | Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Lands | [3] | |||||
Siva Obeyesekere | Deputy Minister of Health | [3] | |||||
P. R. Ratnayake | Deputy Minister of Trade | [3] | |||||
G. W. Samarasinghe | Deputy Minister of Social Services | [3] | |||||
Ratna Deshapriya Senanayake | Deputy Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs | [3] | |||||
Deputy Minister of Plan Implementation | [3] | ||||||
Somaratne Senarath | Deputy Minister of Irrigation, Power and Highways | [3] | |||||
Hemachandra Sirisena | Deputy Minister of Labour | [3] | |||||
!align="center" style="background:Template:Communist Party of Ceylon/meta/color;" rowspan=2| | B. Y. Tudawe | Communist Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education | 1977 | |||
Deputy Minister of Education | February 1977 | [3][4][6] | |||||
!align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color;"| | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Justice | [3] | |||
D. P. Wickremasinghe | Deputy Minister of Shipping and Tourism | [3] |
References
- ^ "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 21: A further lack of perspicuity". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar Sri Lanka Year Book 1975 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. pp. 18–19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 24: Tamil militancy – a manifestation". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
- ^ a b c "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance.
- ^ a b Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 22: 'Only God Can Save the Tamils'". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.