Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet

The Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake in 1960. It was formed in March 1960 after the parliamentary election and it ended in July 1960 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.

Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet
6th Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed	21 March 1960
Date dissolved	21 July 1960
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Dudley Senanayake
Member party	United National Party
Status in legislature	Minority government 50 / 151 (33%)
Opposition party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Opposition leader	C. P. de Silva
History
Election	March 1960
Outgoing election	July 1960
Legislature term	4th
Predecessor	Dahanayake
Successor	Sirimavo Bandaranaike I

Cabinet members

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Dudley Senanayake		United National Party	Prime Minister	21 March 1960	21 July 1960	[1]
				Minister of Defence and External Affairs	23 March 1960	21 July 1960	[2]
	Bernard Aluwihare		United National Party	Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs	23 March 1960	1960	[2]
	M. D. Banda		United National Party	Minister of Agriculture and Lands	23 March 1960	1960	[2]
				Minister of Food, Commerce and Trade	23 March 1960	1960	[2]
	Senator E. J. Cooray			Minister of Justice	23 March 1960	1960	[2]
	J. R. Jayewardene		United National Party	Minister of Finance	23 March 1960	1960	[2]
				Minister of Local Government and Housing	23 March 1960	1960	[2]
	Montague Jayawickrama		United National Party	Minister of Nationalised Services, Shipping and Transport	23 March 1960	1960	[2]
				Minister of Posts, Works and Power	23 March 1960	1960	[2]
	M. C. M. Kaleel		United National Party	Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development	23 March 1960	1960	[2]
	Senator M. V. P. Peiris		United National Party	Minister of Health and Social Services	23 March 1960	1960	[2]

References

1. "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
2. 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)