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D. S. Senanayake cabinet
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| cabinet_name | D. S. Senanayake cabinet |
| cabinet_number | 1st |
| jurisdiction | Ceylon |
| flag | Flag of Ceylon (1948–1951).svg |
| flag_border | true |
| image | First Cabinet of Ceylon.jpg |
| caption | The government in September 1947 |
| date_formed | 24 September 1947 |
| date_dissolved | 22 March 1952 |
| government_head_title | Prime Minister |
| government_head | D. S. Senanayake |
| state_head_title | Monarch |
| state_head | George VI (1947–52) |
| Elizabeth II (1952) | |
| political_parties | |
| legislature_status | Majority coalition |
| opposition_party | |
| opposition_leader | N. M. Perera |
| election | [1947](1947-ceylonese-parliamentary-election) |
| legislature_term | [1st](1st-parliament-of-ceylon) |
| previous | Second Board of Ministers of Ceylon |
| successor | Dudley Senanayake I |
Elizabeth II (1952) 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.
Cabinet members
| Name | Portrait | Party | Office | Took office | Left office | Refs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | [[File:D S Senanayake.jpg | 100x100px]] | United National Party | Prime Minister | |||||
| Minister of Defence and External Affairs | |||||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of Trade and Commerce | |||||||
| United National Party}};" | [[File:Official Photographic Portrait of S.W.R.D.Bandaranayaka (1899-1959).jpg | 100x100px]] | United National Party | Minister of Health and Local Government | |||||
| Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries | |||||||||
| Ceylon Labour Party}};" | Ceylon Labour Party | Minister Without Portfolio | |||||||
| [[File:Sir Oliver Goonetilleke.gif | 100x100px]] | Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development | |||||||
| Minister Without Portfolio | |||||||||
| Minister of Labour and Social Services | |||||||||
| United National Party}};" | [[File:Junius Richard Jayawardana (1906-1996).jpg | 100x100px]] | United National Party | Minister of Finance | |||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of Transport and Works | |||||||
| Minister of Education | |||||||||
| All Ceylon Tamil Congress}};" | All Ceylon Tamil Congress | Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries | |||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of Justice | |||||||
| Minister of Food and Cooperative Undertakings | |||||||||
| United National Party}};" | [[File:Dudley Shelton Senanayaka (1911-1973).jpg | 100x100px]] | United National Party | Minister of Agriculture and Lands | |||||
| Independent (politician)}};" rowspan=2 | Independent | Minister of Posts and Telecommunication | |||||||
| Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries | |||||||||
| Independent (politician)}};" | Independent | Minister of Trade and Commerce | {{Dts | 1948 | 12 | ||||
| [[File:Sir E.A.P Wijeyeratne.jpg | 104x104px]] | Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development |
Parliamentary secretaries
| Name | Portrait | Party | Office | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport | |||||||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Lands | |||||||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice | |||||||
| Ceylon Labour Party}};" | Ceylon Labour Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour | |||||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | |||||||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Food | |||||||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | |||||||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Posts | |||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs | |||||
| Independent (politician)}};" | Independent | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health | |||||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries |
Notes
References
References
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- (22 April 2001). "S. L. Gunasekara takes on A. Vinayagamoorthy M.P.". [[The Island (Sri Lanka).
- Rajabalan, Raymond. (March 2009). "First Among Us – Part 3A". Monsoon Journal.
- (19 October 2003). "25th death anniversary: Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne". [[Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka).
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