Kotelawala cabinet

Kotelawala cabinet

3rd Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed 12 October 1953
Date dissolved 12 April 1956
People and organizations
Head of government John Kotelawala
Head of state Elizabeth II
Member party United National Party
Opposition party Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Opposition leader S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
History
Outgoing election 1956
Legislature term(s) 2nd
Previous First Dudley Senanayake cabinet
Successor S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet

The Kotelawala cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister John Kotelawala between 1953 and 1956. It was formed in October 1953 after the resignation of Kotelawala's predecessor Dudley Senanayake and it ended in April 1956 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.

Cabinet members

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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Kotelawala, JohnJohn Kotelawala United National Party Prime Minister 12 October 1953 12 April 1956 [1][2]
Minister of Defence and External Affairs 1953 [2]
Minister of Transport and Works [lower-alpha 1] 1954 [2]
Banda, M. D.M. D. Banda Minister of Education [lower-alpha 1] [2]
Bulankulame, P. B.P. B. Bulankulame Minister of Lands and Land Development [lower-alpha 1] [2]
Goonetilleke, OliverSenator Oliver Goonetilleke Minister of Finance 1953 1954 [2][3]
Jayewardene, J. R.J. R. Jayewardene United National Party Minister of Agriculture and Food 1953 [2]
Jayawardena, M. D. H.M. D. H. Jayawardena United National Party Minister of Finance 1 July 1954 18 February 1956 [3]
Jayawickrama, MontagueMontague Jayawickrama Minister of Transport and Works 1954 [2]
Kaleel, M. C. M.M. C. M. Kaleel Minister of Labour [lower-alpha 1] [2]
Kannangara, C. W. W.C. W. W. Kannangara Minister of Local Government 1953 [2]
Natesan, S.S. Natesan United National Party Minister of Posts and Information [lower-alpha 1] 19 January 1956 [2]
Nugawela, E. A.E. A. Nugawela Minister of Health 1953 [2]
Ponnambalam, G. G.G. G. Ponnambalam All Ceylon Tamil Congress Minister of Industries and Fisheries [lower-alpha 1] 22 October 1953 [2]
Rajapaksa, LalitaSenator Lalita Rajapaksa Minister of Justice [lower-alpha 1] 7 November 1953 [2]
Ratnayake, A.A. Ratnayake Minister of Home Affairs 1953 [2]
Senanayake, R. G.R. G. Senanayake Minister of Commerce and Trade [lower-alpha 1] 10 July 1954 [2]
Vaithianathan, KanthiahSenator Kanthiah Vaithianathan Minister of Housing and Social Services 1953 1953 [2]
Minister of Industries, Housing and Social Services 1953 [2]
Wikramanayake, E. B.Senator E. B. Wikramanayake Minister of Justice 1953 [2]

Parliamentary secretaries

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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Kumaraswamy, V.V. Kumaraswamy All Ceylon Tamil Congress Parliamentary Secretary
Nalliah, V.V. Nalliah United National Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 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 15: Turbulence in any language". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance (Sri Lanka).