S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet

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S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet
Flag of Ceylon (1951-1972).svg
4th Cabinet of Ceylon
Official Photographic Portrait of S.W.R.D.Bandaranayaka (1899-1959).jpg
Date formed12 April 1956
Date dissolved26 September 1959
People and organisations
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Member parties
  •   Sri Lanka Freedom Party
  •   Sinhala Language Front
  •   Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party (1956–59)
  •   Independents
Status in legislature Majority government (1956–59)
51 / 95 (54%)
Minority government (1959)
45 / 95 (47%)
Opposition party
Opposition leader N. M. Perera
History
Election(s) 1956
Legislature term(s) 3rd
Predecessor Kotelawala
Successor Dahanayake

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.

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Cabinet members

NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Official Photographic Portrait of S.W.R.D.Bandaranayaka (1899-1959).jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party Prime Minister 12 April 195626 September 1959 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Minister of Defence and External Affairs 12 April 195626 September 1959 [2] [3] [4] [5]
W. Dahanayake Wijeyananda Dahanayake portrait.jpg Sinhala Language Front Minister of Education [3] [4] [5]
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]
Senator M. W. H. de Silva Minister of Justice June 1959 [3] [4] [5] [6]
William de Silva Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party Minister of Industries and Fisheries 18 May 1959 [3] [4] [5] [6]
Stanley de Zoysa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Finance 12 April 1956 [lower-alpha 1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [7]
Philip Gunawardena Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party Minister of Agriculture and Food 12 April 195618 May 1959 [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
T. B. Ilangaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Labour, Housing and Social Services 12 April 1956 [2] [3] [4] [5]
Senator A. P. Jayasuriya Minister of Home Affairs 12 April 1956 [2] [3] [4] [5]
Senator Valentine S. Jayawickrema Minister of Justice June 1959 [lower-alpha 1] [6]
P. B. G. Kalugalla Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Cultural Affairs and Social Services 9 June 1959 [lower-alpha 1] [6]
Jayaweera Kuruppu Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs [3] [4] [5]
C. A. S. Marikar Marikkar.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Posts, Broadcasting and Information 12 April 1956 [lower-alpha 1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
W. J. C. Munasinha Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Industries and Fisheries 9 June 1959 [lower-alpha 1] [6]
Maithripala Senanayake Hon. Maithripala Senanayake.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Transport and Works 12 April 1956 [lower-alpha 1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
R. G. Senanayake Independent Minister of Commerce and Trade 12 April 1956 [lower-alpha 1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Senator Sarath Wijesinha Minister of Nationalised Services and Road Transport [5]
Vimala 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

NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs
Henry Abeywickrema Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Works [3] [4] [5]
W. P. G. Ariyadasa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Posts, Broadcasting and Information [5]
C. R. Beligammana Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs [3] [4]
M. P. de Zoysa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Housing and Social Services [3] [4] [5]
Andrew Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Nationalised Services and Shipping1959
Hugh Fernando Independent Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Food [5]
I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla Independent Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs [3] [4]
P. B. G. Kalugalla Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health [3] [4] [5]
M. S. Kariapper Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice [5]
Nimal Karunatilake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance18 November 195819 May 1959 [5] [7]
M. B. W. Mediwake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs [5]
D. B. Monnekulama Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Nationalised Services and Road Transport [5]
W. J. C. Munasinha Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries and Fisheries [3] [4] [5]
M. M. Mustapha Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance25 June 1959 [lower-alpha 1] [7]
D. A. Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Lands and Land Development [3] [4] [5]
Lakshman Rajapaksa Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Commerce and Trade [3] [4] [5]
K. M. P. Rajaratna National Liberation FrontParliamentary Secretary
Mahanama Samaraweera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice [3] [4]
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs [5]
T. B. Subasinghe Independent Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs [3] [4]
P. B. A. Weerakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education [3] [4] [5]
Senator Sarath Wijesinha Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance25 April 195610 September 1958 [3] [4] [7]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Continued to hold same office in next cabinet.

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