First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet

The First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike between 1960 and 1965. It was formed in July 1960 after the parliamentary election and it ended in March 1965 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.

First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet

7th Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed21 July 1960
Date dissolved25 March 1965
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterSirimavo Bandaranaike
Member party
  •   Lanka Sama Samaja Party (1964–65)
  •   Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Status in legislatureMinority government
75 / 151 (50%)
(1960-64)
Majority coalition
87 / 151 (58%)
(1964-65)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderDudley Senanayake
History
Election(s)July 1960
Outgoing election1965
Legislature term(s)5th
PredecessorSecond Dudley Senanayake cabinet
SuccessorThird Dudley Senanayake cabinet

Cabinet members
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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Senator Sirimavo BandaranaikeSri Lanka Freedom PartyPrime Minister21 July 196025 March 1965[1]
Minister of Defence and External Affairs23 July 1960[2]
Felix Dias Bandaranaikealign=center rowspan=2rowspan=2|Sri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Finance23 July 196027 August 1962[2][3][4]
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operative Development28 May 1963[3]
C. P. de SilvaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Agriculture, Land, Irrigation and Power23 July 1960[2]
Minister of Finance28 August 19625 November 1962[3][4]
Senator Sam P. C. FernandoMinister of Justice23 July 1960[2]
D. S. GoonesekeraSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Labour and Social Services28 May 1963[3]
Cholomondeley GoonewardeneLanka Sama Samaja PartyMinister of Public Works11 June 1964[3]
T. B. IlangaratneSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Commerce, Trade, Food and Shipping23 July 1960[2]
Minister of Finance29 May 196310 June 1964[4]
Minister of Internal and External Trade11 June 1964[3]
Senator A. P. JayasuriyaMinister of Health23 July 1960[2]
P. B. G. KalugallaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Transport and Works23 July 1960[2]
Minister of Finance9 November 196210 May 1963[3][4]
Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs28 May 1963[3]
Badi-ud-din MahmudMinister of Education and Broadcasting23 July 1960[2]
Minister of Health and Housing28 May 1963[3]
Anil MoonesingheLanka Sama Samaja PartyMinister of Communications11 June 1964[3]
N. M. PereraLanka Sama Samaja PartyMinister of Finance11 June 196417 December 1964[3][4]
Mahanama SamaraweeraSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Local Government and Housing23 July 1960[2]
Minister of Communications28 May 1963[3]
Maithripala SenanayakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Industries, Home and Cultural Affairs23 July 1960[2]
Minister of Commerce and Trade28 May 1963[3]
Minister of Rural and Industrial Development11 June 1964[3]
Senator M. P. de Z. SriwardeneMinister of Labour and Nationalised Services[3]
Minister of Public Works and Post28 May 1963[3]
Senator Sarath WijesingheMinister of Labour and Nationalised Services23 July 1960[2]

Parliamentary secretaries
Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Felix Dias BandaranaikeSri Lanka Freedom PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs
James Peter Obeyesekere IIIParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance22 June 196417 December 1964[4]
Senator R. S. V. PoulierParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance28 August 19626 May 1963[4]
George RajapaksaSri Lanka Freedom PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance29 July 196020 June 1962[4]
Mudiyanse TennakoonParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance30 May 196328 September 1964[4]
S. K. K. SuriarachchiSri Lanka Freedom PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of FinanceSeptember 196425 March 1965[5]
Vivienne GoonewardeneLanka Sama Samaja PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local GovernmentSeptember 196425 March 1965

References
  1. "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 18: Srimavo – weeping arrogance". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  3. Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 19: Anguish and pain". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  4. "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
  5. "The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth". 45. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 1964: 74. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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