S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet

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  •   Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party (1956–59)
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    • Status in legislatureMajority government (1956–59)
    51 / 95 (54%)
    Minority government (1959)
    45 / 95 (47%)
    Opposition party
    Opposition leaderN. M. PereraHistoryElection(s)1956Legislature term(s)3rdPredecessorKotelawalaSuccessorDahanayake

    The S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike between 1956 and 1959. It was formed in April 1956 after the parliamentary election and it ended in September 1959 with Bandaranaike's assassination.

    Cabinet members

    This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2013)
    Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
    S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Sri Lanka Freedom Party Prime Minister 12 April 1956 26 September 1959 [1][2][3][4][5]
    Minister of Defence and External Affairs 12 April 1956 26 September 1959 [2][3][4][5]
    W. Dahanayake Sinhala Language Front Minister of Education [3][4][5]
    C. P. de Silva Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Lands and Land Development [3][4][5]
    Minister of Agriculture 9 June 1959 [a] [6]
    Senator M. W. H. de Silva Minister of Justice June 1959 [3][4][5][6]
    William de Silva Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party Minister of Industries and Fisheries 18 May 1959 [3][4][5][6]
    Stanley de Zoysa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Finance 12 April 1956 [a] [2][3][4][5][7]
    Philip Gunawardena Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party Minister of Agriculture and Food 12 April 1956 18 May 1959 [2][3][4][5][6]
    T. B. Ilangaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Labour, Housing and Social Services 12 April 1956 [2][3][4][5]
    Senator A. P. Jayasuriya Minister of Home Affairs 12 April 1956 [2][3][4][5]
    Senator Valentine S. Jayawickrema Minister of Justice June 1959 [a] [6]
    P. B. G. Kalugalla Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Cultural Affairs and Social Services 9 June 1959 [a] [6]
    Jayaweera Kuruppu Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs [3][4][5]
    C. A. S. Marikar C.A.S Marikar Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Posts, Broadcasting and Information 12 April 1956 [a] [2][3][4][5]
    W. J. C. Munasinha Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Industries and Fisheries 9 June 1959 [a] [6]
    Maithripala Senanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Transport and Works 12 April 1956 [a] [2][3][4][5]
    R. G. Senanayake Independent Minister of Commerce and Trade 12 April 1956 [a] [2][3][4][5]
    Senator Sarath Wijesinha Minister of Nationalised Services and Road Transport [5]
    Vimala Wijewardene Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Health 12 April 1956 [2][3][4][5]
    Minister of Local Government and Housing 9 June 1959 [a] [6]

    Parliamentary secretaries

    This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2013)
    Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
    Henry Abeywickrema Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Works [3][4][5]
    W. P. G. Ariyadasa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Posts, Broadcasting and Information [5]
    C. R. Beligammana Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs [3][4]
    M. P. de Zoysa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Housing and Social Services [3][4][5]
    Andrew Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Nationalised Services and Shipping 1959
    Hugh Fernando Independent Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Food [5]
    I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla Independent Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs [3][4]
    P. B. G. Kalugalla Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health [3][4][5]
    M. S. Kariapper Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice [5]
    Nimal Karunatilake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance 18 November 1958 19 May 1959 [5][7]
    M. B. W. Mediwake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs [5]
    D. B. Monnekulama Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Nationalised Services and Road Transport [5]
    W. J. C. Munasinha Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries and Fisheries [3][4][5]
    M. M. Mustapha Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance 25 June 1959 [a] [7]
    D. A. Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Lands and Land Development [3][4][5]
    Lakshman Rajapaksa Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Commerce and Trade [3][4][5]
    K. M. P. Rajaratna National Liberation Front Parliamentary Secretary
    Mahanama Samaraweera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice [3][4]
    Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs [5]
    T. B. Subasinghe Independent Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs [3][4]
    P. B. A. Weerakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education [3][4][5]
    Senator Sarath Wijesinha Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance 25 April 1956 10 September 1958 [3][4][7]

    Notes

    1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 16: 'Honorable wounds of war'". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 15 December 2001.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    3. ^ 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 Ceylon Year Book 1956 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 10–11.
    4. ^ 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 Ceylon Year Book 1957 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 10–11.
    5. ^ 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 Ceylon Year Book 1959 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 9–10.
    6. ^ a b c d e f g h Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 20 December 2001.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    7. ^ a b c d "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
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