The Dahanayake Cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Wijeyananda 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.
Dahanayake Cabinet | |
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![]() 5th Cabinet of Ceylon | |
Date formed | 26 September 1959 |
Date dissolved | 20 March 1960 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Wijeyananda Dahanayake |
Member party |
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Status in legislature | Minority government 45 / 95 (47%) |
Opposition party | |
Opposition leader | N. M. Perera |
History | |
Outgoing election | March 1960 |
Legislature term | 3rd |
Predecessor | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
Successor | Dudley Senanayake II |
Cabinet members
editParliamentary secretaries
editName | Portrait | Party | Office | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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M. M. Mustapha | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | [a] | 5 December 1959 | [3] | |||
D. S. Goonesekera | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Trade & Commerce | [a] | 5 December 1959 | [3] | |||
W. P. G. Ariyadasa | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health | [a] | 5 December 1959 | [3] |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ a b c d e f Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d e "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
- ^ a b 1960-61 Ferguson's Ceylon Directory. Ferguson's Directory. Retrieved 17 August 2020.