Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet

Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet

8th Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed 25 March 1965
Date dissolved 29 May 1970
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 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
History
Election(s) 1965
Outgoing election 1970
Legislature term(s) 6th
Previous First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet
Successor Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet

The Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake between 1965 and 1970. It was formed in March 1965 after the parliamentary election and it ended in May 1970 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.

Cabinet members

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Party Minister Office Took office Left office
UNP Dudley Senanayake Prime Minister 25 March 1965 29 May 1970
Minister of Defence & External Affairs
Minister of Information & Broadcasting
Minister of Planning & Economic Affairs
UNP M. D. Banda Minister of Agriculture & Food
SLFSP W. Dahanayake Minister of Home Affairs March 1965
SLFSP C. P. de Silva Minister of Land, Irrigation & Power March 1965
MEP Philip Gunawardena Minister of Industries & Fisheries March 1965
UNP E. L. B. Hurulle Minister of Communications March 1965
UNP I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla Minister of Education & Cultural Affairs March 1965
UNP M. D. H. Jayawardena Minister of Health March 1965 1968
UNP Montague Jayawickrama Minister of Public Works, Posts & Telecommunications
UNP J. R. Jayewardene Minister of State March 1965
UNP Asoka Karunaratne Minister of Social Services
UNP M. H. Mohamed Minister of Labour, Employment & Housing March 1965
Senator M. V. P. Peiris Minister of Commerce & Trade
UNP Ranasinghe Premadasa Minister of Local Government 1968
ITAK Senator M. Tiruchelvam Minister of Local Government March 1965 November 1968
V. A. Sugathadasa Minister of Nationalised Services
U. B. Wanninayake Minister of Finance
UNP A. F. Wijemanne Minister of Justice

Parliamentary secretaries

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Party Minister Office Took office Left office
D. P. Atapattu Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State
C. R. Beligammana Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs
L. B. Dassanayake Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Communications
UNP P. C. Imbulana Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture & Food
Shelton Jayasinghe Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries & Fisheries
S. de S. Jayasinghe Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Employment & Housing
UNP Gamini Jayasuriya Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education & Cultural Affairs
UNP J. R. Jayewardene Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence & External Affairs March 1965
Wimala Kannangara Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health
M. H. M. Naina Marikar Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice
Wijepala Mendis Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works, Posts & Telecommunications
M. M. Mustapha Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Social Services
S. A. Peiris Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Commerce & Trade
UNP Ranasinghe Premadasa Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Information & Broadcasting
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government
C. P. J. Seneviratne Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Land, Irrigation & Power
UNP D. B. Welagedara Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Nationalised Services
N. Wimalasena Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance

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