First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet

First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet

7th Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed 21 July 1960
Date dissolved 25 March 1965
People and organizations
Head of government Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Head of state Elizabeth II
Member party Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Opposition party United National Party
Opposition leader Dudley Senanayake
History
Election(s) July 1960
Outgoing election 1965
Legislature term(s) 5th
Previous Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet
Successor Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet

The First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike between 1960 and 1965. It was formed in July 1960 after the parliamentary election and it ended in March 1965 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.

Cabinet members

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Party Minister Office Took office Left office
SLFP Senator Sirimavo Bandaranaike Prime Minister 21 July 1960 25 March 1965
Minister of Defence & External Affairs 21 July 1960
SLFP Felix Dias Bandaranaike Minister of Finance 23 July 1960 27 August 1962
Minister of Agriculture, Food & Co-operative Development 28 May 1963
SLFP C. P. de Silva Minister of Agriculture, Land, Irrigation & Power 23 July 1960
Minister of Finance 1962 1962
SLFP Senator Sam P. C. Fernando Minister of Justice 23 July 1960
SLFP D. S. Goonesekera Minister of Labour & Social Services 28 May 1963
LSSP Cholomondeley Gunawardene Minister of Public Works 11 June 1964
SLFP T. B. Ilangaratne Minister of Commerce, Trade, Food & Shipping 23 July 1960
Minister of Internal & External Trade 11 June 1964
SLFP Senator A. P. Jayasuriya Minister of Health 23 July 1960
SLFP P. B. G. Kalugalla Minister of Transport & Works 23 July 1960
Minister of Finance 1962
Minister of Education & Cultural Affairs 28 May 1963
SLFP Badi-ud-din Mahmud Minister of Education & Broadcasting 23 July 1960
Minister of Health & Housing 28 May 1963
LSSP Anil Moonesinghe Minister of Communication 11 June 1964
LSSP N. M. Perera Minister of Finance 11 June 1964
SLFP Mahanama Samaraweera Minister of Local Government & Housing 23 July 1960
Minister of Communications 28 May 1963
SLFP Maithripala Senanayake Minister of Industries, Home & Cultural Affairs 23 July 1960
Minister of Commerce & Trade 28 May 1963
Minister of Rural & Industrial Development 11 June 1964
SLFP Senator M. P. de Z. Sriwardene Minister of Labour & Nationalised Services
Minister of Public Works & Post 28 May 1963
SLFP Senator C. Wijesinghe Minister of Labour & Nationalised Services 23 July 1960

Parliamentary secretaries

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Party Minister Office Took office Left office
SLFP Felix Dias Bandaranaike Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence & External Affairs
SLFP George Rajapaksa Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance

References