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Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet

6th Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed21 March 1960
Date dissolved21 July 1960
People and organisations
Head of stateElizabeth II
Head of governmentDudley Senanayake
Member partyUnited National Party
Opposition partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Opposition leaderC. P. de Silva
History
ElectionMarch 1960
Outgoing electionJuly 1960
Legislature term4th
PredecessorDahanayake cabinet
SuccessorFirst Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet

The Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake in 1960. It was formed in March 1960 after the parliamentary election and it ended in July 1960 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.

Cabinet members

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;" rowspan=2| Dudley Senanayake United National Party Prime Minister 21 March 1960 21 July 1960 [1]
Minister of Defence and External Affairs 23 March 1960 21 July 1960 [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;"| Bernard Aluwihare United National Party Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs 23 March 1960 1960 [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;" rowspan=2| M. D. Banda United National Party Minister of Agriculture and Lands 23 March 1960 1960 [2]
Minister of Food, Commerce and Trade 23 March 1960 1960 [2]
Senator E. J. Cooray Minister of Justice 23 March 1960 1960 [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;" rowspan=2| J. R. Jayewardene United National Party Minister of Finance 23 March 1960 1960 [2]
Minister of Local Government and Housing 23 March 1960 1960 [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;" rowspan=2| Montague Jayawickrama United National Party Minister of Nationalised Services, Shipping and Transport 23 March 1960 1960 [2]
Minister of Posts, Works and Power 23 March 1960 1960 [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;"| M. C. M. Kaleel United National Party Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development 23 March 1960 1960 [2]
Senator M. V. P. Peiris United National Party Minister of Health and Social Services 23 March 1960 1960 [2]

References

  1. ^ "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
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