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Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet

8th Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed25 March 1965
Date dissolved29 May 1970
People and organisations
Head of stateElizabeth II
Head of governmentDudley Senanayake
Member party
Opposition partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Opposition leaderSirimavo Bandaranaike
History
Election1965
Outgoing election1970
Legislature term6th
PredecessorFirst Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet
SuccessorSecond Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet

The Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake between 1965 and 1970. It was formed in March 1965 after the parliamentary election and it ended in May 1970 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=4| Dudley Senanayake United National Party Prime Minister 25 March 1965 29 May 1970 [1][2]
Minister of Defence and External Affairs [2]
Minister of Information and Broadcasting [2]
Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;"| M. D. Banda United National Party Minister of Agriculture and Food [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party/meta/color;"| W. Dahanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party Minister of Home Affairs March 1965 [2][3]
!align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party/meta/color;"| C. P. de Silva Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party Minister of Land, Irrigation and Power March 1965 [2][3]
!align="center" style="background:Template:Mahajana Eksath Peramuna/meta/color;"| Philip Gunawardena Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Minister of Industries and Fisheries March 1965 [2][3]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;"| E. L. B. Hurulle United National Party Minister of Communications [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;"| I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla United National Party Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs March 1965 [2][3]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;"| M. D. H. Jayawardena United National Party Minister of Health [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;"| Montague Jayawickrama United National Party Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telecommunications [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;"| J. R. Jayewardene United National Party Minister of State March 1965 [2][3]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;"| Asoka Karunaratne United National Party Minister of Social Services [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;"| M. H. Mohamed United National Party Minister of Labour, Employment and Housing March 1965 [2][3]
Senator M. V. P. Peiris Minister of Commerce and Trade [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;"| Ranasinghe Premadasa United National Party Minister of Local Government 1968
V. A. Sugathadasa Minister of Nationalised Services [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi/meta/color;"| Senator M. Tiruchelvam Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Minister of Local Government March 1965 November 1968 [2][3]
U. B. Wanninayake Minister of Finance 27 March 1965 25 March 1970 [2][4]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;"| A. F. Wijemanne United National Party Minister of Justice [2]

Parliamentary secretaries

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
D. P. Atapattu Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State [2]
C. R. Beligammana Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs [2]
L. B. Dassanayake Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Communications [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;"| P. C. Imbulana United National Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Food [2]
Shelton Jayasinghe Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries and Fisheries [2]
S. de S. Jayasinghe Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Employment and Housing [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;"| Gamini Jayasuriya United National Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;"| J. R. Jayewardene United National Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs March 1965 [2]
Wimala Kannangara Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health [2]
M. H. M. Naina Marikar Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice [2]
Wijepala Mendis Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telecommunications [2]
M. M. Mustapha Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Social Services [2]
S. A. Peiris Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Commerce and Trade [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;" rowspan=2 | Ranasinghe Premadasa United National Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Information and Broadcasting [2]
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government [2]
C. P. J. Seneviratne Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Land, Irrigation and Power [2]
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color;"| D. B. Welagedara United National Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Nationalised Services [2]
N. Wimalasena Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance 29 March 1965 25 March 1970 [2][4]

References

  1. ^ "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ 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 Ceylon Year Book 1968 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 15–16.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 20 - Tamil leadership lacks perspicuity". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  4. ^ a b "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance (Sri Lanka).
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