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.
D. S. Senanayake cabinet | |
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 The government in September 1947 | |
| Date formed | 24 September 1947 |
| Date dissolved | 22 March 1952 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | George VI (1947–52) Elizabeth II (1952) |
| Prime Minister | D. S. Senanayake |
| Member parties |
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| Status in legislature | Majority coalition 49 / 95 (52%) |
| Opposition party | |
| Opposition leader | N. M. Perera |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1947 |
| Legislature term(s) | 1st |
| Predecessor | Second Board of Ministers of Ceylon |
| Successor | Dudley Senanayake I |
Cabinet members
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Parliamentary secretaries
| Name | Portrait | Party | Office | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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| Simon Abeywickrema | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport | 1947 | 2 May 1948 | ||||
| P. B. Bulankulame | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Lands | 1947 | |||||
| George R. de Silva | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice | 1947 | |||||
| A. E. Goonesinha | Ceylon Labour Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour | 1947 | ||||
| L. L. Hunter | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | 20 September 1950 | |||||
| Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Food | 1947 | |||||
| Senator Herbert Eric Jansz | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | 17 May 1948 | 10 September 1950 | ||||
| A. P. Jayasuriya | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Posts | 1947 | |||||
| M. S. Kariapper | United National Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs | 1947 | ||||
| V. Nalliah | Independent | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health | 1947 | ||||
| H. de Z. Siriwardena | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries | 1947 | |||||