Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet
6th Cabinet of Ceylon | |
Date formed | 21 March 1960 |
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Date dissolved | 21 July 1960 |
People and organizations | |
Head of government | Dudley Senanayake |
Head of state | Elizabeth II |
Member party | United National Party |
Opposition party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Opposition leader | C. P. De Silva |
History | |
Election(s) | March 1960 |
Outgoing election | July 1960 |
Legislature term(s) | 4th |
Previous | Dahanayake cabinet |
Successor | First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet |
The Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake in 1960. It was formed in March 1960 after the parliamentary election and it ended in July 1960 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.
Cabinet members
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Party | Minister | Office | Took office | Left office |
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UNP | Dudley Senanayake | Prime Minister | 21 March 1960 | 21 July 1960 |
Minister of Defence & External Affairs | 21 March 1960 | 21 July 1960 | ||
UNP | Bernard Aluwihare | Minister of Education & Cultural Affairs | 23 March 1960 | 1960 |
UNP | M. D. Banda | Minister of Agriculture & Lands | 23 March 1960 | 1960 |
Minister of Food, Commerce & Trade | 23 March 1960 | 1960 | ||
Senator E. J. Cooray | Minister of Justice | 23 March 1960 | 1960 | |
UNP | J. R. Jayewardene | Minister of Finance | 23 March 1960 | 1960 |
Minister of Local Government & Housing | 23 March 1960 | 1960 | ||
UNP | Montague Jayawickrama | Minister of Nationalised Services, Shipping & Transport | 23 March 1960 | 1960 |
Minister of Posts, Works & Power | 23 March 1960 | 1960 | ||
UNP | M. C. M. Kaleel | Minister of Home Affairs & Rural Development | 23 March 1960 | 1960 |
Senator M. V. P. Peiris | Minister of Health & Social Services | 23 March 1960 | 1960 |
Parliamentary secretaries
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Party | Minister | Office | Took office | Left office |
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References
- Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.