First Dudley Senanayake cabinet

First Dudley Senanayake cabinet

2nd Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed 26 March 1952
Date dissolved 12 October 1953
People and organizations
Head of government Dudley Senanayake
Head of state Elizabeth II
Member party United National Party
Opposition party Lanka Sama Samaja Party (1952)
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (1952-53)
Opposition leader N. M. Perera (1952)
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (1952-53)
History
Election(s) 1952
Legislature term(s) 1st, 2nd
Previous D. S. Senanayake cabinet
Successor Kotelawala cabinet

The First Dudley Senanayake cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake between 1952 and 1953. It was formed in March 1952 after the death of Senanayake's predecessor D. S. Senanayake and it ended in October 1953 with Senanayake's resignation.

Cabinet members

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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Senanayake, DudleyDudley Senanayake United National Party Prime Minister 26 March 1952 12 October 1953 [1][2][3]
Minister of Defence and External Affairs 26 March 1952 [2][3]
Minister of Health and Local Government 26 March 1952 1952 [2]
Amarasuriya, H. W.H. W. Amarasuriya United National Party Minister of Trade and Commerce [lower-alpha 1] 1952 [2]
Banda, M. D.M. D. Banda Minister of Education 1952 [3]
Bulankulame, P. B.P. B. Bulankulame Minister of Agriculture and Lands 26 March 1952 1952 [2]
Minister of Lands and Land Development 19 June 1952 [2][3]
Goonesinha, A. E.A. E. Goonesinha Ceylon Labour Party Minister Without Portfolio [lower-alpha 1] 1952 [2]
Senator Goonetilleke, OliverOliver Goonetilleke Minister of Agriculture and Food 19 June 1952 [2][3]
Jayewardene, J. R.J. R. Jayewardene United National Party Minister of Finance [lower-alpha 1] [2][3]
Kaleel, M. C. M.M. C. M. Kaleel Minister of Labour 1952 [3][4]
Kannangara, C. W. W.C. W. W. Kannangara Minister of Local Government 19 June 1952 [3]
Kotelawala, JohnJohn Kotelawala United National Party Minister of Transport and Works [lower-alpha 1] [2][3]
Nalliah, V.V. Nalliah United National Party Minister of Posts and Information 19 June 1952 12 July 1952 [2]
Natesan, S.S. Natesan United National Party Minister of Posts and Information 1952 [2][3]
Nugawela, E. A.E. A. Nugawela Minister of Education [lower-alpha 1] 1952 [2]
Minister of Health 1952 [3]
Ponnambalam, G. G.G. G. Ponnambalam All Ceylon Tamil Congress Minister of Industries and Fisheries [lower-alpha 1] [2][3]
Senator Rajapaksa, LalitaLalita Rajapaksa Minister of Justice [lower-alpha 1] [2][3]
Ratnayake, A.A. Ratnayake Minister of Food and Cooperative Undertakings [lower-alpha 1] 1952 [2]
Minister of Home Affairs 1952 [3]
Senanayake, R. G.R. G. Senanayake Minister of Commerce and Trade 19 June 1952 [2][3]
Sittampalam, C.C. Sittampalam Independent Minister of Posts and Telecommunication [lower-alpha 1] 1952 [2]
Senator Wijeyeratne, EdwinEdwin Wijeyeratne Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development [lower-alpha 1] 1952 [2]

Parliamentary secretaries

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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Attygalle, C. E.C. E. Attygalle Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health [3]
Hunter, L. L.L. L. Hunter Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance [3]
Ibrahim, M. N.M. N. Ibrahim Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government [3]
Jayawardena, T. F.T. F. Jayawardena Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour [3]
Jayawickrama, MontagueMontague Jayawickrama Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs [3]
Keerthiratne, N. H.N. H. Keerthiratne United National Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Posts and Information [3]
Kumaraswamy, V.V. Kumaraswamy All Ceylon Tamil Congress Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Food [3]
Panabokke, T. B.T. B. Panabokke Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice [3]
Ratnayake, V. G. W.V. G. W. Ratnayake Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Lands and Land Development [3]
Senanayake, MaithripalaMaithripala Senanayake Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs September 1952 [3]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 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 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 14: Post-colonial realignment of political forces". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 Ceylon Year Book 1951. Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 27–28.
  4. ↑ Amit, M. H. (2 February 2002). "Dr. M. C. M. Kaleel's 103rd birth anniversary". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
Government offices
Preceded by
D. S. Senanayake cabinet		 Cabinets of Sri Lanka
1952–1953 		Succeeded by
Kotelawala cabinet