Third Dudley Senanayake 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.

Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet

8th Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed25 March 1965
Date dissolved29 May 1970
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDudley Senanayake
Member party
Supported by:
Status in legislatureMajority coalition
87 / 151 (58%)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderSirimavo Bandaranaike
History
Election(s)1965
Outgoing election1970
Legislature term(s)6th
PredecessorFirst Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet
SuccessorSecond Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet

Cabinet members
Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Dudley SenanayakeUnited National PartyPrime Minister25 March 196529 May 1970[1][2]
Minister of Defence and External Affairs[2]
Minister of Information and Broadcasting[2]
Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs[2]
M. D. BandaUnited National PartyMinister of Agriculture and Food[2]
W. DahanayakeSri Lanka Freedom Socialist PartyMinister of Home AffairsMarch 1965[2][3]
C. P. de SilvaSri Lanka Freedom Socialist PartyMinister of Land, Irrigation and PowerMarch 1965[2][3]
Philip GunawardenaMahajana Eksath PeramunaMinister of Industries and FisheriesMarch 1965[2][3]
E. L. B. HurulleUnited National PartyMinister of Communications[2]
I. M. R. A. IriyagollaUnited National PartyMinister of Education and Cultural AffairsMarch 1965[2][3]
M. D. H. JayawardenaUnited National PartyMinister of Health[2]
Montague JayawickramaUnited National PartyMinister of Public Works, Posts and Telecommunications[2]
J. R. JayewardeneUnited National PartyMinister of StateMarch 1965[2][3]
Asoka KarunaratneUnited National PartyMinister of Social Services[2]
M. H. MohamedUnited National PartyMinister of Labour, Employment and HousingMarch 1965[2][3]
Senator M. V. P. PeirisMinister of Commerce and Trade[2]
Senator J. A. AmaratungaMinister of Information and Broadcasting[4]
Ranasinghe PremadasaUnited National PartyMinister of Local Government1968
V. A. SugathadasaMinister of Nationalised Services1966[2]
Senator M. TiruchelvamIllankai Tamil Arasu KachchiMinister of Local GovernmentMarch 1965November 1968[2][3]
U. B. WanninayakeMinister of Finance27 March 196525 March 1970[2][5]
A. F. WijemanneUnited National PartyMinister of Justice[2]

Parliamentary secretaries
Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
D. P. AtapattuParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State[2]
C. R. BeligammanaParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs[2]
L. B. DassanayakeParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Communications[2]
P. C. ImbulanaUnited National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Food[2]
Shelton JayasingheParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries and Fisheries[2]
S. de S. JayasingheParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Employment and Housing[2]
Gamini JayasuriyaUnited National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs[2]
J. R. JayewardeneUnited National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External AffairsMarch 1965[2]
Wimala KannangaraParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health[2]
M. H. M. Naina MarikarParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice[2]
Wijayapala MendisParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telecommunications[2]
M. M. MustaphaParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Social Services[2]
S. A. PeerisParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Commerce and Trade[2]
Kusuma RajaratneJathika Vimukthi PeramunaParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home AffairsMarch 19651966
Ranasinghe PremadasaUnited National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Information and Broadcasting[2]
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government[2]
C. P. J. SeneviratneParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Land, Irrigation and Power[2]
D. B. WelagedaraUnited National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Nationalised Services[2]
Noel WimalasenaParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance29 March 196525 March 1970[2][5]

References
  1. "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. Ceylon Year Book 1968 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 15–16.
  3. Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 20 – Tamil leadership lacks perspicuity". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 16 April 2002.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. 1969-70 Fergusons Ceylon Directory (PDF). Fergusons Ceylon Directory. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
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