First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet

First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet
7th Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed	21 July 1960
Date dissolved	25 March 1965
People and organisations
Head of government	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Head of state	Elizabeth II
Member party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party Lanka Sama Samaja Party (1964-65)
Opposition party	United National Party
Opposition leader	Dudley Senanayake
History
Election(s)	July 1960
Outgoing election	1965
Legislature term(s)	5th
Predecessor	Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet
Successor	Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet

The First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike between 1960 and 1965. It was formed in July 1960 after the parliamentary election and it ended in March 1965 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.

Cabinet members

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Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Bandaranaike, SirimavoSenator Sirimavo Bandaranaike		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Prime Minister	21 July 1960	25 March 1965	[1]
				Minister of Defence and External Affairs	23 July 1960		[2]
	Bandaranaike, Felix DiasFelix Dias Bandaranaike		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Finance	23 July 1960	27 August 1962	[2][3][4]
				Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operative Development	28 May 1963		[3]
	de Silva, C. P.C. P. de Silva		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Agriculture, Land, Irrigation and Power	23 July 1960		[2]
				Minister of Finance	28 August 1962	5 November 1962	[3][4]
	Fernando, Sam P. C.Senator Sam P. C. Fernando			Minister of Justice	23 July 1960		[2]
	Goonesekera, D. S.D. S. Goonesekera		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Labour and Social Services	28 May 1963		[3]
	Gunawardene, CholomondeleyCholomondeley Gunawardene		Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Minister of Public Works	11 June 1964		[3]
	Ilangaratne, T. B.T. B. Ilangaratne		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Commerce, Trade, Food and Shipping	23 July 1960		[2]
				Minister of Finance	29 May 1963	10 June 1964	[4]
				Minister of Internal and External Trade	11 June 1964		[3]
	Jayasuriya, A. P.Senator A. P. Jayasuriya			Minister of Health	23 July 1960		[2]
	Kalugalla, P. B. G.P. B. G. Kalugalla		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Transport and Works	23 July 1960		[2]
				Minister of Finance	9 November 1962	10 May 1963	[3][4]
				Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs	28 May 1963		[3]
	Mahmud, Badi-ud-dinBadi-ud-din Mahmud			Minister of Education and Broadcasting	23 July 1960		[2]
				Minister of Health and Housing	28 May 1963		[3]
	Moonesinghe, AnilAnil Moonesinghe		Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Minister of Communications	11 June 1964		[3]
	Perera, N. M.N. M. Perera		Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Minister of Finance	11 June 1964	17 December 1964	[3][4]
	Samaraweera, MahanamaMahanama Samaraweera		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Local Government and Housing	23 July 1960		[2]
				Minister of Communications	28 May 1963		[3]
	Senanayake, MaithripalaMaithripala Senanayake		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Industries, Home and Cultural Affairs	23 July 1960		[2]
				Minister of Commerce and Trade	28 May 1963		[3]
				Minister of Rural and Industrial Development	11 June 1964		[3]
	Sriwardene, M. P. de Z.Senator M. P. de Z. Sriwardene			Minister of Labour and Nationalised Services			[3]
				Minister of Public Works and Post	28 May 1963		[3]
	Wijesinghe, C.Senator C. Wijesinghe			Minister of Labour and Nationalised Services	23 July 1960		[2]

Parliamentary secretaries

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Bandaranaike, Felix DiasFelix Dias Bandaranaike		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs
	Obeysekara, J. P. J. P. Obeysekara			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	22 June 1964	17 December 1964	[4]
	Poulier, R. S. V.Senator R. S. V. Poulier			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	28 August 1962	6 May 1963	[4]
	Rajapaksa, GeorgeGeorge Rajapaksa		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	29 July 1960	20 June 1962	[4]
	Tennakoon, MudiyanseMudiyanse Tennakoon			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	30 May 1963	12 March 1964	[4]

References

1. "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
2. Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 18: Srimavo - weeping arrogance". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
3. Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 19: Anguish and pain". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
4. "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance (Sri Lanka).