Dahanayake cabinet

Dahanayake cabinet
5th cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed	26 September 1959
Date dissolved	20 March 1960
People and organisations
Head of government	W. Dahanayake
Head of state	Elizabeth II
Member party	Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
Opposition party	Lanka Sama Samaja 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.

Cabinet members

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	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
Dahanayake, W.W. Dahanayake	Sinhala Language Front	Prime Minister	000000001959-09-26-000026 September 1959	000000001960-03-20-000020 March 1960	^[1]
Dahanayake, W.W. Dahanayake	Sinhala Language Front	Minister of Defence and External Affairs	000000001959-09-26-000026 September 1959	000000001960-03-20-000020 March 1960
Abeywickrama, HenryHenry Abeywickrama	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Works
de Silva, C. P.C. P. de Silva	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Agriculture and Lands	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	000000001959-12-01-0000December 1959	^[2]
de Zoysa, M. P.M. P. de Zoysa	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Labour	000000001959-09-26-000026 September 1959	000000001959-12-08-00008 December 1959	^[2]
de Zoysa, StanleyStanley de Zoysa	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Finance	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	000000001959-11-22-000022 November 1959	^[3]
Ilangaratne, T. B.T. B. Ilangaratne	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Home Affairs	000000001959-09-26-000026 September 1959	000000001959-12-08-00008 December 1959	^[2]
Jayasuriya, A. P.Senator A. P. Jayasuriya		Minister of Health	000000001959-09-26-000026 September 1959	000000001959-12-08-00008 December 1959	^[2]
Jayawickrema, Valentine S.Senator Valentine S. Jayawickrema		Minister of Justice	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Kalugalla, P. B. G.P. B. G. Kalugalla	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Cultural Affairs and Social Services	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	000000001959-12-08-00008 December 1959	^[2]
Marikar, C. A. S.C. A. S. Marikar	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Posts, Broadcasting and Information	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Mediwake, M. B. W.M. B. W. Mediwake	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Local Government and Housing
Munasinha, W. J. C.W. J. C. Munasinha	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Industries and Fisheries	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Mustapha, M. M.M. M. Mustapha		Minister of Finance	000000001959-11-22-000022 November 1959	000000001959-12-05-00005 December 1959	^[3]
Senanayake, MaithripalaMaithripala Senanayake	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Transport and Power	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	000000001959-12-08-00008 December 1959	^[2]
Senanayake, R. G.R. G. Senanayake	Independent	Minister of Food, Commerce and Trade	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Wijewardene, VimalaVimala Wijewardene	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Local Government and Housing	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	000000001959-11-21-000021 November 1959

Parliamentary secretaries

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Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Mustapha, M. M.M. M. Mustapha			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	000000001959-12-05-00005 December 1959	^[3]

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.

References

↑ "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
1 2 3 "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance.

Sri Lankan cabinets (List)

D. S. Senanayake Dudley Senanayake I Kotelawala S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Dahanayake Dudley Senanayake II Bandaranaike I Dudley Senanayake III Bandaranaike II Jayewardene Premadasa Wijetunga Kumaratunga Rajapaksa Sirisena

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