S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet
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Date formed | 12 April 1956 |
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Date dissolved | 26 September 1959 |
People and organizations | |
Head of government | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
Head of state | Elizabeth II |
Member party | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna |
Opposition party | Lanka Sama Samaja Party |
Opposition leader | N. M. Perera |
History | |
Election(s) | 1956 |
Legislature term(s) | 3rd |
Previous | Kotelawala cabinet |
Successor | Dahanayake cabinet |
The S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike between 1956 and 1959. It was formed in April 1956 after the parliamentary election and it ended in September 1959 with Bandaranaike's assassination.
Cabinet members
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Name | Portrait | Party | Office | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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Bandaranaike, S. W. R. D.S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | ![]() | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Prime Minister | 12 April 1956 | 26 September 1959 | [1][2][3][4][5] | |
Minister of Defence and External Affairs | 12 April 1956 | 26 September 1959 | [2][3][4][5] | ||||
Dahanayake, W.W. Dahanayake | ![]() | Sinhala Language Front | Minister of Education | [3][4][5] | |||
de Silva, C. P.C. P. de Silva | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Minister of Lands and Land Development | [3][4][5] | ||||
Minister of Agriculture | 9 June 1959 | [lower-alpha 1] | [6] | ||||
de Silva, M. W. H.Senator M. W. H. de Silva | Minister of Justice | June 1959 | [3][4][5][6] | ||||
de Silva, WilliamWilliam de Silva | Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Minister of Industries and Fisheries | 18 May 1959 | [3][4][5][6] | |||
de Zoysa, StanleyStanley de Zoysa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Minister of Finance | 12 April 1956 | [lower-alpha 1] | [2][3][4][5][7] | ||
Gunawardena, PhilipPhilip Gunawardena | Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Minister of Agriculture and Food | 12 April 1956 | 18 May 1959 | [2][3][4][5][6] | ||
Ilangaratne, T. B.T. B. Ilangaratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Minister of Labour, Housing and Social Services | 12 April 1956 | [2][3][4][5] | |||
Jayasuriya, A. P.Senator A. P. Jayasuriya | Minister of Home Affairs | 12 April 1956 | [2][3][4][5] | ||||
Jayawickrema, Valentine S.Senator Valentine S. Jayawickrema | Minister of Justice | June 1959 | [lower-alpha 1] | [6] | |||
Kalugalla, P. B. G.P. B. G. Kalugalla | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Minister of Cultural Affairs and Social Services | 9 June 1959 | [lower-alpha 1] | [6] | ||
Kuruppu, JayaweeraJayaweera Kuruppu | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Minister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs | [3][4][5] | ||||
Marikar, C. A. S.C. A. S. Marikar | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Minister of Posts, Broadcasting and Information | 12 April 1956 | [lower-alpha 1] | [2][3][4][5] | ||
Munasinha, W. J. C.W. J. C. Munasinha | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Minister of Industries and Fisheries | 9 June 1959 | [lower-alpha 1] | [6] | ||
Senanayake, MaithripalaMaithripala Senanayake | ![]() | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Minister of Transport and Works | 12 April 1956 | [lower-alpha 1] | [2][3][4][5] | |
Senanayake, R. G.R. G. Senanayake | Independent | Minister of Commerce and Trade | 12 April 1956 | [lower-alpha 1] | [2][3][4][5] | ||
Wijesinha, C.Senator C. Wijesinha | Minister of Nationalised Services and Road Transport | [5] | |||||
Wijewardene, VimalaVimala Wijewardene | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Minister of Health | 12 April 1956 | [2][3][4][5] | |||
Minister of Local Government and Housing | 9 June 1959 | [lower-alpha 1] | [6] |
Parliamentary secretaries
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Name | Portrait | Party | Office | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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Abeywickrema, HenryHenry Abeywickrema | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Works | [3][4][5] | ||||
Ariyadasa, W. P. G.W. P. G. Ariyadasa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Posts, Broadcasting and Information | [5] | ||||
Beligammana, C. R.C. R. Beligammana | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs | [3][4] | ||||
de Zoysa, M. P.M. P. de Zoysa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Housing and Social Services | [3][4][5] | ||||
Fernando, HughHugh Fernando | Independent | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Food | [5] | ||||
Iriyagolla, I. M. R. A.I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla | Independent | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs | [3][4] | ||||
Kalugalla, P. B. G.P. B. G. Kalugalla | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health | [3][4][5] | ||||
Kariapper, M. S.M. S. Kariapper | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice | [5] | |||||
Nimal Karunaratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | [5] | ||||
Mediwake, M. B. W.M. B. W. Mediwake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs | [5] | ||||
Monnakulama, D. B.D. B. Monnakulama | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Nationalised Services and Road Transport | [5] | ||||
Munasinha, W. J. C.W. J. C. Munasinha | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries and Fisheries | [3][4][5] | ||||
Rajapaksa, D. A.D. A. Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Lands and Land Development | [3][4][5] | ||||
Rajapaksa, LakshmanLakshman Rajapaksa | Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Commerce and Trade | [3][4][5] | ||||
Rajaratna, K. M. P.K. M. P. Rajaratna | National Liberation Front | Parliamentary Secretary | |||||
Samaraweera, MahanamaMahanama Samaraweera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice | [3][4] | ||||
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs | [5] | ||||||
Subasinghe, T. B.T. B. Subasinghe | Independent | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs | [3][4] | ||||
Weerakoon, P. B. A.P. B. A. Weerakoon | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education | [3][4][5] | ||||
Wijesinha, C.Senator C. Wijesinha | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | [3][4] |
Notes
References
- ↑ "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 16: 'Honorable wounds of war'". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
- ↑ 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 3.25 3.26 Ceylon Year Book 1956. Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 10–11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 Ceylon Year Book 1957. Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 10–11.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 Ceylon Year Book 1959. Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 9–10.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
- ↑ "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance (Sri Lanka).
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