D. S. Senanayake cabinet

D. S. Senanayake cabinet
1st cabinet of Ceylon

Date formed	24 September 1947
Date dissolved	22 March 1952
People and organisations
Head of government	D. S. Senanayake
Head of state	George VI (1947–52) Elizabeth II (1952)
Member party	All Ceylon Tamil Congress (1948–52) United National Party
Opposition party	Lanka Sama Samaja Party
Opposition leader	N. M. Perera
History
Election(s)	1947
Legislature term(s)	1st
Predecessor	Second Board of Ministers of Ceylon
Successor	First Dudley Senanayake cabinet

The D. S. Senanayake cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake between 1947 and 1952. It was formed in September 1947 after the parliamentary election and it ended in March 1952 with Senanayake's death. The Senanayake cabinet led Ceylon to independence in February 1948.

Cabinet members

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The D. S. Senanayake cabinet:(l-r) C. Suntharalingam; George E. de Silva; S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike; T. B. Jayah; Governor-General Henry Monck-Mason Moore; D. S. Senanayake; Oliver Goonetilleke; Chief Justice John Howard; Dudley Senanayake; John Kotelawala; J. R. Jayewardene; A. Ratnayake and Lalita Rajapaksa

	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
Senanayake, D. S.D. S. Senanayake	United National Party	Prime Minister	000000001947-09-24-000024 September 1947	000000001952-03-22-000022 March 1952	^[1]^[2]^[3]
Senanayake, D. S.D. S. Senanayake	United National Party	Minister of Defence and External Affairs	000000001947-09-24-000024 September 1947	000000001952-03-22-000022 March 1952	^[2]^[3]
Amarasuriya, H. W.H. W. Amarasuriya	United National Party	Minister of Trade and Commerce	000000001948-12-14-000014 December 1948	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Bandaranaike, S. W. R. D.S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike	United National Party	Minister of Health and Local Government	000000001947-09-26-000026 September 1947	000000001951-07-12-000012 July 1951	^[2]^[3]^[4]
de Silva, George E.George E. de Silva		Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries	000000001947-09-26-000026 September 1947	000000001948-01-01-00001948	^[2]^[3]^[5]
Goonesinha, A. E.A. E. Goonesinha	Ceylon Labour Party	Minister Without Portfolio	000000001948-01-01-00001948	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[2]
Goonetilleke, OliverSenator Oliver Goonetilleke		Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development	000000001947-09-26-000026 September 1947	000000001948-01-01-00001948	^[2]^[3]
Gunewardene, SeneratSenerat Gunewardene		Minister Without Portfolio	000000001947-09-26-000026 September 1947	000000001948-01-01-00001948	^[2]^[3]^[5]
Jayah, T. B.T. B. Jayah		Minister of Labour and Social Services	000000001947-09-26-000026 September 1947	000000001950-01-01-00001950	^[2]^[3]
Jayewardene, J. R.J. R. Jayewardene	United National Party	Minister of Finance	000000001947-09-26-000026 September 1947	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[2]^[3]^[6]
Kotelawala, JohnJohn Kotelawala	United National Party	Minister of Transport and Works	000000001947-09-26-000026 September 1947	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[2]^[3]
Nugawela, E. A.E. A. Nugawela		Minister of Education	000000001947-09-26-000026 September 1947	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[2]^[3]
Ponnambalam, G. G.G. G. Ponnambalam	All Ceylon Tamil Congress	Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries	000000001948-09-03-00003 September 1948	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[4]^[7]
Rajapaksa, LalitaSenator Lalita Rajapaksa	United National Party	Minister of Justice	000000001947-09-26-000026 September 1947	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[2]^[3]
Ratnayake, A.A. Ratnayake		Minister of Food and Cooperative Undertakings	000000001947-09-26-000026 September 1947	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[2]^[3]
Senanayake, DudleyDudley Senanayake	United National Party	Minister of Agriculture and Lands	000000001947-09-26-000026 September 1947	000000001952-03-26-000026 March 1952	^[2]^[3]
Sittampalam, C.C. Sittampalam	Independent	Minister of Posts and Telecommunication	000000001947-09-26-000026 September 1947	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[2]^[3]^[4]
Sittampalam, C.C. Sittampalam	Independent	Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries	000000001948-01-01-00001948	000000001948-01-01-00001948	^[2]
Suntharalingam, C.C. Suntharalingam	Independent	Minister of Trade and Commerce	000000001947-09-26-000026 September 1947	000000001948-12-01-0000December 1948	^[2]^[3]^[4]^[8]^[9]
Wijeyeratne, EdwinSenator Edwin Wijeyeratne		Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development	000000001948-01-01-00001948	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[10]

Parliamentary secretaries

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	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
Abeywickrema, SimonSimon Abeywickrema		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport	000000001947-01-01-00001947		^[2]
Bulankulame, P. B.P. B. Bulankulame		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Lands	000000001947-01-01-00001947		^[2]
de Silva, George R.George R. de Silva		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice	000000001947-01-01-00001947		^[2]
Goonesinha, A. E.A. E. Goonesinha	Ceylon Labour Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour	000000001947-01-01-00001947		^[2]
Hunter, L. L.L. L. Hunter		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	000000001950-09-20-000020 September 1950	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[6]
Ismail, M. A.M. A. Ismail		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Food	000000001947-01-01-00001947		^[2]
Jansz, Herbert EricSenator Herbert Eric Jansz		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	000000001948-05-17-000017 May 1948	000000001950-09-10-000010 September 1950	^[6]
Jayasuriya, A. P.A. P. Jayasuriya		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Posts	000000001947-01-01-00001947		^[2]
Kariapper, M. S.M. S. Kariapper	United National Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs	000000001947-01-01-00001947		^[2]
Nalliah, V.V. Nalliah	Independent	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health	000000001947-01-01-00001947		^[2]
Siriwardena, H. de Z.H. de Z. Siriwardena		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries	000000001947-01-01-00001947		^[2]

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Continued to hold same office in next cabinet.

References

↑ "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "First cabinet had only 14 ministers". The Sunday Times. 23 September 2007.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 12: Tryst with independence". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
1 2 3 4 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 14: Post-colonial realignment of political forces". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
1 2 Wickramasinghe, Wimal (18 January 2008). "Saga of crossovers, expulsions and resignations etc. Referendum for extention [sic] of Parliament". The Island.
1 2 3 "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance.
↑ Gunasekara, S. L. (22 April 2001). "S. L. Gunasekara takes on A. Vinayagamoorthy M.P.". The Island.
↑ Bertram, Bastiampillai (20 August 2005). "C. Suntharalingam – reminiscences". Daily News.
↑ Rajabalan, Raymond (March 2009). "First Among Us – Part 3A" (PDF). Monsoon Journal. 3 (10): 40–41.
↑ "25th death anniversary: Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne". Sunday Observer. 19 October 2003.

Government offices
Preceded by None	Cabinets of Sri Lanka 1947–1952	Succeeded by First Dudley Senanayake cabinet

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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D. S. Senanayake cabinet

Cabinet members

Parliamentary secretaries

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