Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet

Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet
8th cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed	25 March 1965
Date dissolved	29 May 1970
People and organisations
Head of state	Elizabeth II
Head of government	Dudley Senanayake
Member party	Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (1965–68) Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist 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
Predecessor	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

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Senanayake, DudleyDudley Senanayake		United National Party	Prime Minister	000000001965-03-25-000025 March 1965	000000001970-05-29-000029 May 1970	[1][2]
				Minister of Defence and External Affairs			[2]
				Minister of Information and Broadcasting			[2]
				Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs			[2]
	Banda, M. D.M. D. Banda		United National Party	Minister of Agriculture and Food			[2]
	Dahanayake, W.W. Dahanayake		Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party	Minister of Home Affairs	000000001965-03-01-0000March 1965		[2][3]
	de Silva, C. P.C. P. de Silva		Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party	Minister of Land, Irrigation and Power	000000001965-03-01-0000March 1965		[2][3]
	Gunawardena, PhilipPhilip Gunawardena		Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	Minister of Industries and Fisheries	000000001965-03-01-0000March 1965		[2][3]
	Hurulle, E. L. B.E. L. B. Hurulle		United National Party	Minister of Communications			[2]
	Iriyagolla, I. M. R. A.I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla		United National Party	Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs	000000001965-03-01-0000March 1965		[2][3]
	Jayawardena, M. D. H.M. D. H. Jayawardena		United National Party	Minister of Health			[2]
	Jayawickrama, MontagueMontague Jayawickrama		United National Party	Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telecommunications			[2]
	Jayewardene, J. R.J. R. Jayewardene		United National Party	Minister of State	000000001965-03-01-0000March 1965		[2][3]
	Karunaratne, AsokaAsoka Karunaratne		United National Party	Minister of Social Services			[2]
	Mohamed, M. H.M. H. Mohamed		United National Party	Minister of Labour, Employment and Housing	000000001965-03-01-0000March 1965		[2][3]
	Peiris, M. V. P.Senator M. V. P. Peiris			Minister of Commerce and Trade			[2]
	Premadasa, RanasingheRanasinghe Premadasa		United National Party	Minister of Local Government	000000001968-01-01-00001968
	Sugathadasa, V. A.V. A. Sugathadasa			Minister of Nationalised Services	000000001966-01-01-00001966		[2]
	Tiruchelvam, M.Senator M. Tiruchelvam		Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi	Minister of Local Government	000000001965-03-01-0000March 1965	000000001968-11-01-0000November 1968	[2][3]
	Wanninayake, U. B.U. B. Wanninayake			Minister of Finance	000000001965-03-27-000027 March 1965	000000001970-03-25-000025 March 1970	[2][4]
	Wijemanne, A. F.A. F. Wijemanne		United National Party	Minister of Justice			[2]

Parliamentary secretaries

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Atapattu, D. P.D. P. Atapattu			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State			[2]
	Beligammana, C. R.C. R. Beligammana			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs			[2]
	Dassanayake, L. B.L. B. Dassanayake			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Communications			[2]
	Imbulana, P. C.P. C. Imbulana		United National Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Food			[2]
	Jayasinghe, SheltonShelton Jayasinghe			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries and Fisheries			[2]
	Jayasinghe, S. de S.S. de S. Jayasinghe			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Employment and Housing			[2]
	Jayasuriya, GaminiGamini Jayasuriya		United National Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs			[2]
	Jayewardene, J. R.J. R. Jayewardene		United National Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs	March 1965		[2]
	Kannangara, WimalaWimala Kannangara			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health			[2]
	Marikar, M. H. M. NainaM. H. M. Naina Marikar			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice			[2]
	Mendis, WijepalaWijepala Mendis			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telecommunications			[2]
	Mustapha, M. M.M. M. Mustapha			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Social Services			[2]
	Peiris, S. A.S. A. Peiris			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Commerce and Trade			[2]
	Premadasa, RanasingheRanasinghe Premadasa		United National Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Information and Broadcasting			[2]
				Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government			[2]
	Seneviratne, C. P. J. C. P. J. Seneviratne			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Land, Irrigation and Power			[2]
	Welagedara, D. B.D. B. Welagedara		United National Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Nationalised Services			[2]
	Wimalasena, N.N. Wimalasena			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	000000001965-03-29-000029 March 1965	000000001970-03-25-000025 March 1970	[2][4]

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