Dahanayake Cabinet | |
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5th Cabinet of Ceylon | |
Date formed | 26 September 1959 |
Date dissolved | 20 March 1960 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | W. Dahanayake |
Member party |
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Status in legislature | Minority 45 / 95 (47%) |
Opposition party | |
Opposition leader | N. M. Perera |
History | |
Outgoing election | March 1960 |
Legislature term(s) | 3rd |
Predecessor | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet |
Successor | Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet |
The Dahanayake Cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister W. Dahanayake between 1959 and 1960. It was formed in September 1959 after the assassination of Dahanayake's predecessor S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and it ended in March 1960 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.
Name | Portrait | Party | Office | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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M. M. Mustapha | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | [a] | 5 December 1959 | [3] | |||
D. S. Goonesekera | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Trade & Commerce | [a] | 5 December 1959 | [3] | |||
W. P. G. Ariyadasa | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health | [a] | 5 December 1959 | [3] |