Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet

Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet

9th Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed 29 May 1970
Date dissolved 23 July 1977
People and organizations
Head of government Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Head of state Elizabeth II (1970-72)
William Gopallawa (1972-77)
Member party United Front
Opposition party United National Party
Opposition leader J. R. Jayewardene
History
Election(s) 1970
Outgoing election 1977
Legislature term(s) 7th
Previous Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet
Successor Jayewardene cabinet

The Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike between 1970 and 1977. It was formed in May 1970 after the parliamentary election and it ended in July 1977 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election. The second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet saw Ceylon severing the last colonial ties with Britain as the country became a parliamentary republic in May 1972. The country was also renamed Sri Lanka.

Cabinet members

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Party Minister Office Took office Left office
SLFP Sirimavo Bandaranaike Prime Minister 29 May 1970 23 July 1977
Minister of Defence & External Affairs 29 May 1970
Minister of Planning & Employment 29 May 1970
W. P. G. Ariyadasa Minister of Local Government
SLFP Felix Dias Bandaranaike Minister of Public Administration, Local Government & Home Affairs 31 May 1970
Minister of Justice
Minister of Finance 1975
LSSP Colvin R. de Silva Minister of Plantation Industries 31 May 1970 2 September 1975
Minister of Constitutional Affairs 2 September 1975
M. P. de Zoysa Minister of Labour
LSSP Leslie Goonewardena Minister of Communications 31 May 1970
Minister of Transport 2 September 1975
SLFP T. B. Ilangaratne Minister of Foreign & Internal Trade
Minister of Trade
Minister of Public Administration & Home Affairs
SLFP P. B. G. Kalugalla Minister of Shipping, Aviation & Tourism
CPC Pieter Keuneman Minister of Housing & Construction 31 May 1970 February 1977
SLFP Hector Kobbekaduwa Minister of Agriculture & Lands
S. S. Kulatileke Minister of Social Services
Senator Chelliah Kumarasuriar Minister of Posts & Telecommunications 31 May 1970
SLFP Badi-ud-din Mahmud Minister of Education 31 May 1970
LSSP N. M. Perera Minister of Finance 31 May 1970 2 September 1975
R. S. Perera Minister of Information & Broadcasting
SLFP George Rajapaksa Minister of Health
Minister of Fisheries
SLFP K. B. Ratnayake Minister of Parliamentary Affairs & Sports 1972 1976
Minister of Transport
SLFP Maithripala Senanayake Minister of Irrigation, Power & Highways 31 May 1970
SLFP T. B. Subasinghe Minister of Industries & Scientific Affairs 1 March 1977
S. K. K. Suriarachchi Minister of Food, Co-operatives & Small Industries
T. B. Tennakoon Minister of Cultural Affairs
SLFP Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Minister of Plantation Industries

Parliamentary secretaries and deputy ministers

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Party Minister Office Took office Left office
SLFP C. A. Atapattu Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Post & Telecommunication
B. H. Bandara Deputy Minister of Housing & Construction
Neal de Alwis Deputy Minister of Finance
T. B. M. Herath Deputy Minister of Transport
SLFP Lakshman Jayakody Deputy Minister of Defence & External Affairs
S. D. R. Jayaratne Deputy Minister of Fisheries
Albert Kariyawasam Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries
V. T. G. Karunaratne Deputy Minister of Posts & Telecommunications
SLFP A. L. Abdul Majeed Deputy Minister of Information & Broadcasting
H. M. Navaratne Deputy Minister of Agriculture & Lands
Siva Obeyesekere Deputy Minister of Health
P. R. Ratnayake Deputy Minister of Trade
G. W. Samarasinghe Deputy Minister of Social Services
Ratna Deshapriya Senanayake Deputy Minister of Planning & Economic Affairs
Deputy Minister of Plan Implementation
Somaratne Senarath Deputy Minister of Irrigation, Power & Highways
Hemachandra Sirisena Deputy Minister of Labour
CPC B. Y. Tudawe Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education 1977
Deputy Minister of Education
SLFP Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Deputy Minister of Justice
D. P. Wickremasinghe Deputy Minister of Shipping & Tourism

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