Dahanayake 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.

Dahanayake Cabinet

5th Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed26 September 1959
Date dissolved20 March 1960
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterW. Dahanayake
Member party
  •   Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (1956)
Status in legislatureMajority
51 / 95 (54%)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderN. M. Perera
History
Outgoing electionMarch 1960
Legislature term(s)3rd
PredecessorS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet
SuccessorSecond Dudley Senanayake cabinet

Cabinet members
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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
W. DahanayakeSinhala Language FrontPrime Minister26 September 195920 March 1960[1]
Minister of Defence and External Affairs26 September 195920 March 1960
Henry AbeywickremaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Works26 September 195920 March 1960
C. P. de SilvaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Agriculture and Lands[lower-alpha 1]December 1959[2]
M. P. de ZoysaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Labour26 September 19598 December 1959[2]
Stanley de ZoysaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Finance[lower-alpha 1]22 November 1959[3]
T. B. IlangaratneSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Home Affairs26 September 19598 December 1959[2]
Senator A. P. JayasuriyaMinister of Health26 September 19598 December 1959[2]
Senator Layard JayasunderaMinister for Internal Security20 January 196020 March 1960[4]
Senator Layard JayasunderaMinister of Local Government and Housing26 September 195931 December 1959[4]
Senator Valentine S. JayawickremaMinister of Justice[lower-alpha 1]
P. B. G. KalugallaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Cultural Affairs and Social Services[lower-alpha 1]8 December 1959[2]
C. A. S. MarikarSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Posts, Broadcasting and Information[lower-alpha 1]
M. B. W. MediwakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Local Government and Housing
W. J. C. MunasinhaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Industries and Fisheries[lower-alpha 1]
M. M. MustaphaMinister of Finance22 November 19595 December 1959[3]
Maithripala SenanayakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Transport and Power[lower-alpha 1]8 December 1959[2]
Robert Edward JayatilakaIndependentMinister of Transport and Works9 December 195920 March 1960
R. G. SenanayakeIndependentMinister of Food, Commerce and Trade[lower-alpha 1]
Vimala WijewardeneSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Local Government and Housing[lower-alpha 1]21 November 1959

Parliamentary secretaries
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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
M. M. MustaphaParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance[lower-alpha 1]5 December 1959[3]
D. S. GoonesekeraParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Trade & Commerce[lower-alpha 1]5 December 1959[3]
W. P. G. AriyadasaParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health[lower-alpha 1]5 December 1959[3]

Notes
  1. Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.

References
  1. "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
  4. 1960-61 Ferguson's Ceylon Directory. Ferguson's Directory. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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