Dahanayake cabinet

Dahanayake cabinet

5th Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed 26 September 1959
Date dissolved 20 March 1960
People and organizations
Head of government W. Dahanayake
Head of state Elizabeth II
Member party Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
Opposition party Lanka Sama Samaja Party
Opposition leader N. M. Perera
History
Outgoing election March 1960
Legislature term(s) 3rd
Previous S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet
Successor Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet

The Dahanayake cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister W. Dahanayake between 1959 and 1960. It was formed in September 1959 after the assassination of Dahanayake's predecessor S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and it ended in March 1960 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.

Cabinet members

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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Dahanayake, W.W. Dahanayake Sinhala Language Front Prime Minister 26 September 1959 20 March 1960 [1]
Minister of Defence and External Affairs 26 September 1959 20 March 1960
Abeywickrama, HenryHenry Abeywickrama Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Works
de Silva, C. P.C. P. de Silva Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Agriculture and Lands [lower-alpha 1] December 1959 [2]
de Zoysa, M. P.M. P. de Zoysa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Labour 26 September 1959 8 December 1959 [2]
de Zoysa, StanleyStanley de Zoysa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Finance [lower-alpha 1] 22 November 1959 [3]
Ilangaratne, T. B.T. B. Ilangaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Home Affairs 26 September 1959 8 December 1959 [2]
Jayasuriya, A. P.Senator A. P. Jayasuriya Minister of Health 26 September 1959 8 December 1959 [2]
Jayawickrema, Valentine S.Senator Valentine S. Jayawickrema Minister of Justice [lower-alpha 1]
Kalugalla, P. B. G.P. B. G. Kalugalla Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Cultural Affairs and Social Services [lower-alpha 1] 8 December 1959 [2]
Marikar, C. A. S.C. A. S. Marikar Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Posts, Broadcasting and Information [lower-alpha 1]
Mediwake, M. B. W.M. B. W. Mediwake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Local Government and Housing
Munasinha, W. J. C.W. J. C. Munasinha Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Industries and Fisheries [lower-alpha 1]
Mustapha, M. M.M. M. Mustapha Minister of Finance 22 November 1959 5 December 1959 [3]
Senanayake, MaithripalaMaithripala Senanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Transport and Power [lower-alpha 1] 8 December 1959 [2]
Senanayake, R. G.R. G. Senanayake Independent Minister of Food, Commerce and Trade [lower-alpha 1]
Wijewardene, VimalaVimala Wijewardene Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Local Government and Housing [lower-alpha 1] 21 November 1959

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.

References

  1. ↑ "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance (Sri Lanka).