D. S. Senanayake cabinet

The D. S. Senanayake cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake between 1947 and 1952. It was formed in September 1947 after the parliamentary election and it ended in March 1952 with Senanayake's death. The Senanayake cabinet led Ceylon to independence in February 1948.

D. S. Senanayake cabinet

1st Cabinet of Ceylon
The government in September 1947
Date formed24 September 1947
Date dissolved22 March 1952
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge VI (1947–52)
Elizabeth II (1952)
Prime MinisterD. S. Senanayake
Member party
  •   All Ceylon Tamil Congress (1948-52)
  •   United National Party
Status in legislatureMajority coalition
49 / 95 (52%)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderN. M. Perera
History
Election(s)1947
Legislature term(s)1st
PredecessorSecond Board of Ministers of Ceylon
SuccessorFirst Dudley Senanayake cabinet

Cabinet members
Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
D. S. SenanayakeUnited National PartyPrime Minister24 September 194722 March 1952[1][2][3]
Minister of Defence and External Affairs24 September 194722 March 1952[2][3]
H. W. AmarasuriyaUnited National PartyMinister of Trade and Commerce14 December 1948[lower-alpha 1]
S. W. R. D. BandaranaikeUnited National PartyMinister of Health and Local Government26 September 194712 July 1951[2][3][4]
George E. de SilvaMinister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries26 September 19471948[2][3][5]
A. E. GoonesinhaCeylon Labour PartyMinister Without Portfolio1948[lower-alpha 1][2]
Senator Oliver GoonetillekeMinister of Home Affairs and Rural Development26 September 19471948[2][3]
Senerat GunewardeneMinister Without Portfolio26 September 19471948[2][3][5]
T. B. JayahMinister of Labour and Social Services26 September 19471950[2][3]
J. R. JayewardeneUnited National PartyMinister of Finance26 September 1947[lower-alpha 1][2][3][6]
John KotelawalaUnited National PartyMinister of Transport and Works26 September 1947[lower-alpha 1][2][3]
E. A. NugawelaMinister of Education26 September 1947[lower-alpha 1][2][3]
G. G. PonnambalamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressMinister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries3 September 1948[lower-alpha 1][4][7]
Senator Lalita RajapaksaUnited National PartyMinister of Justice26 September 1947[lower-alpha 1][2][3]
A. RatnayakeMinister of Food and Cooperative Undertakings26 September 1947[lower-alpha 1][2][3]
Dudley SenanayakeUnited National PartyMinister of Agriculture and Lands26 September 194726 March 1952[2][3]
C. SittampalamIndependentMinister of Posts and Telecommunication26 September 1947[lower-alpha 1][2][3][4]
Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries19481948[2]
C. SuntharalingamIndependentMinister of Trade and Commerce26 September 1947December 1948[2][3][4][8][9]
Senator Edwin WijeyeratneMinister of Home Affairs and Rural Development1948[lower-alpha 1][10]

Parliamentary secretaries
Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Simon AbeywickremaParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport19472 May 1948[2]
P. B. BulankulameParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Lands1947[2]
George R. de SilvaParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice1947[2]
A. E. GoonesinhaCeylon Labour PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour1947[2]
L. L. HunterParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance20 September 1950[lower-alpha 1][6]
Hameed Hussain Sheikh IsmailParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Food1947[2]
Senator Herbert Eric JanszParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance17 May 194810 September 1950[6]
A. P. JayasuriyaParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Posts1947[2]
M. S. KariapperUnited National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs1947[2]
V. NalliahIndependentParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health1947[2]
H. de Z. SiriwardenaParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries1947[2]

See also

Notes
  1. Continued to hold same office in next cabinet.

References
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