Kotelawala cabinet

The Kotelawala cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister John Kotelawala between 1953 and 1956. It was formed in October 1953 after the resignation of Kotelawala's predecessor Dudley Senanayake and it ended in April 1956 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.

Kotelawala cabinet

3rd Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed12 October 1953
Date dissolved12 April 1956
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJohn Kotelawala
Member party
  •   All Ceylon Tamil Congress (1953)
  •   United National Party
Status in legislatureMajority coalition
58 / 95 (61%)
(1953)
Majority
54 / 95 (57%)
(1954-56)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
History
Outgoing election1956
Legislature term(s)2nd
PredecessorFirst Dudley Senanayake cabinet
SuccessorS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet

Cabinet members
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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
John KotelawalaUnited National PartyPrime Minister12 October 195312 April 1956[1][2]
Minister of Defence and External Affairs1953[2]
Minister of Transport and Works[lower-alpha 1]1954[2]
M. D. BandaMinister of Education[lower-alpha 1][2]
P. B. BulankulameMinister of Lands and Land Development[lower-alpha 1][2]
Senator Oliver GoonetillekeMinister of Finance19531954[2][3]
J. R. JayewardeneUnited National PartyMinister of Agriculture and Food1953[2]
M. D. H. JayawardenaUnited National PartyMinister of Finance1 July 195418 February 1956[3]
Montague JayawickramaMinister of Transport and Works1954[2]
M. C. M. KaleelMinister of Labour[lower-alpha 1][2]
C. W. W. KannangaraMinister of Local Government1953[2]
S. NatesanUnited National PartyMinister of Posts and Information[lower-alpha 1]19 January 1956[2]
E. A. NugawelaMinister of Health1953[2]
G. G. PonnambalamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressMinister of Industries and Fisheries[lower-alpha 1]22 October 1953[2]
Senator Lalita RajapaksaMinister of Justice[lower-alpha 1]7 November 1953[2]
A. RatnayakeMinister of Home Affairs1953[2]
R. G. SenanayakeMinister of Commerce and Trade[lower-alpha 1]10 July 1954[2]
Senator Kanthiah VaithianathanMinister of Housing and Social Services19531953[2]
Minister of Industries, Housing and Social Services1953[2]
Senator E. B. WikramanayakeMinister of Justice1953[2]

Parliamentary secretaries
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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
M. D. H. JayawardenaUnited National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance19 October 19531 July 1954[3]
V. KumaraswamyAll Ceylon Tamil CongressParliamentary Secretary
V. NalliahUnited National PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs
U. B. WanninayakeParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance1 July 195427 April 1955[3]

Notes
  1. Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.

References
  1. "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 15: Turbulence in any language". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  3. "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
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