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

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

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2013)
Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
D. S. Senanayake United National Party Prime Minister 24 September 1947 22 March 1952 [1][2][3]
Minister of Defence and External Affairs 24 September 1947 22 March 1952 [2][3]
H. W. Amarasuriya United National Party Minister of Trade and Commerce 14 December 1948 [a]
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike United National Party Minister of Health and Local Government 26 September 1947 12 July 1951 [2][3][4]
George E. de Silva Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries 26 September 1947 1948 [2][3][5]
A. E. Goonesinha Ceylon Labour Party Minister Without Portfolio 1948 [a] [2]
Senator Oliver Goonetilleke Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development 26 September 1947 1948 [2][3]
Senerat Gunewardene Minister Without Portfolio 26 September 1947 1948 [2][3][5]
T. B. Jayah Minister of Labour and Social Services 26 September 1947 1950 [2][3]
J. R. Jayewardene United National Party Minister of Finance 26 September 1947 [a] [2][3][6]
John Kotelawala United National Party Minister of Transport and Works 26 September 1947 [a] [2][3]
E. A. Nugawela Minister of Education 26 September 1947 [a] [2][3]
G. G. Ponnambalam All Ceylon Tamil Congress Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries 3 September 1948 [a] [4][7]
Senator Lalita Rajapaksa United National Party Minister of Justice 26 September 1947 [a] [2][3]
A. Ratnayake Minister of Food and Cooperative Undertakings 26 September 1947 [a] [2][3]
Dudley Senanayake United National Party Minister of Agriculture and Lands 26 September 1947 26 March 1952 [2][3]
C. Sittampalam Independent Minister of Posts and Telecommunication 26 September 1947 [a] [2][3][4]
Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries 1948 1948 [2]
C. Suntharalingam Independent Minister of Trade and Commerce 26 September 1947 December 1948 [2][3][4][8][9]
Senator Edwin Wijeyeratne Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development 1948 [a] [10]

Parliamentary secretaries

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2013)
Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Simon Abeywickrema Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport 1947 2 May 1948 [2]
P. B. Bulankulame Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Lands 1947 [2]
George R. de Silva Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice 1947 [2]
A. E. Goonesinha Ceylon Labour Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour 1947 [2]
L. L. Hunter Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance 20 September 1950 [a] [6]
Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Food 1947 [2]
Senator Herbert Eric Jansz Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance 17 May 1948 10 September 1950 [6]
A. P. Jayasuriya Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Posts 1947 [2]
M. S. Kariapper United National Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs 1947 [2]
V. Nalliah Independent Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health 1947 [2]
H. de Z. Siriwardena Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries 1947 [2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Continued to hold same office in next cabinet.

References

  1. ^ "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "First cabinet had only 14 ministers". The Sunday Times. 23 September 2007.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 12: Tryst with independence". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 3 January 2002.((cite book)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ a b c d Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 14: Post-colonial realignment of political forces". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 3 January 2002.((cite book)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ a b Wickramasinghe, Wimal (18 January 2008). "Saga of crossovers, expulsions and resignations etc. Referendum for extention [sic] of Parliament". The Island.
  6. ^ a b c "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
  7. ^ Gunasekara, S. L. (22 April 2001). "S. L. Gunasekara takes on A. Vinayagamoorthy M.P." The Island.
  8. ^ Bertram, Bastiampillai (20 August 2005). "C. Suntharalingam – reminiscences". Daily News. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
  9. ^ Rajabalan, Raymond (March 2009). "First Among Us – Part 3A" (PDF). Monsoon Journal. 3 (10): 40–41.
  10. ^ "25th death anniversary: Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne". Sunday Observer. 19 October 2003. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
Government offices Preceded byNone Cabinets of Sri Lanka 1947–1952 Succeeded byFirst Dudley Senanayake cabinet
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