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Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet

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Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet

8th Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed25 March 1965
Date dissolved29 May 1970
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDudley Senanayake
Member parties
Supported by:
Status in legislatureMajority coalition
87 / 151 (58%)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderSirimavo Bandaranaike
History
Election1965
Outgoing election1970
Legislature term6th
PredecessorSirimavo Bandaranaike I
SuccessorSirimavo Bandaranaike II

The Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake between 1965 and 1970. It was formed in March 1965 after the parliamentary election and it ended in May 1970 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.

Cabinet members

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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Dudley Senanayake United National Party Prime Minister 25 March 1965 29 May 1970 [1][2]
Minister of Defence and External Affairs [2]
Minister of Information and Broadcasting [2]
Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs [2]
M. D. Banda United National Party Minister of Agriculture and Food [2]
W. Dahanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party Minister of Home Affairs March 1965 [2][3]
C. P. de Silva Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party Minister of Land, Irrigation and Power March 1965 [2][3]
Philip Gunawardena Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Minister of Industries and Fisheries March 1965 [2][3]
E. L. B. Hurulle United National Party Minister of Communications [2]
I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla United National Party Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs March 1965 [2][3]
M. D. H. Jayawardena United National Party Minister of Health [2]
Montague Jayawickrama United National Party Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telecommunications [2]
J. R. Jayewardene United National Party Minister of State March 1965 [2][3]
Asoka Karunaratne United National Party Minister of Social Services [2]
M. H. Mohamed United National Party Minister of Labour, Employment and Housing March 1965 [2][3]
Senator M. V. P. Peiris Minister of Commerce and Trade [2]
Senator J. A. Amaratunga Minister of Information and Broadcasting [4]
Ranasinghe Premadasa United National Party Minister of Local Government 1968
V. A. Sugathadasa Minister of Nationalised Services 1966 [2]
Senator M. Tiruchelvam Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Minister of Local Government March 1965 November 1968 [2][3]
U. B. Wanninayake Minister of Finance 27 March 1965 25 March 1970 [2][5]
A. F. Wijemanne United National Party Minister of Justice [2]

Parliamentary secretaries

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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
D. P. Atapattu Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State [2]
C. R. Beligammana Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs [2]
L. B. Dassanayake Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Communications [2]
P. C. Imbulana United National Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Food [2]
Shelton Jayasinghe Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries and Fisheries [2]
S. de S. Jayasinghe Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Employment and Housing [2]
Gamini Jayasuriya United National Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs [2]
J. R. Jayewardene United National Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs March 1965 [2]
Wimala Kannangara Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health [2]
M. H. M. Naina Marikar Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice [2]
Wijayapala Mendis Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telecommunications [2]
M. M. Mustapha Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Social Services [2]
S. A. Peeris Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Commerce and Trade [2]
Kusuma Rajaratne Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs March 1965 1966
Ranasinghe Premadasa United National Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Information and Broadcasting [2]
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government [2]
C. P. J. Seneviratne Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Land, Irrigation and Power [2]
D. B. Welagedara United National Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Nationalised Services [2]
Noel Wimalasena Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance 29 March 1965 25 March 1970 [2][5]

References

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  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 aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Ceylon Year Book 1968 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 15–16.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 20 – Tamil leadership lacks perspicuity". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 16 April 2002.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ 1969-70 Fergusons Ceylon Directory (PDF). Fergusons Ceylon Directory. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
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