Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet

Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet
9th cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed	29 May 1970
Date dissolved	23 July 1977
People and organisations
Head of government	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Head of state	Elizabeth II (1970-72) William Gopallawa (1972-77)
Member party	United Front
Opposition party	United National Party
Opposition leader	J. R. Jayewardene
History
Election(s)	1970
Outgoing election	1977
Legislature term(s)	7th
Predecessor	Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet
Successor	Jayewardene cabinet

The Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike between 1970 and 1977. It was formed in May 1970 after the parliamentary election and it ended in July 1977 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election. The second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet saw Ceylon severing the last colonial ties with Britain as the country became a parliamentary republic in May 1972. The country was also renamed Sri Lanka.

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	29 May 1970	23 July 1977	[1]
				Minister of Defence and External Affairs	31 May 1970		[2]
				Minister of Defence and Foreign Affairs			[3]
				Minister of Planning and Employment	31 May 1970		[2]
				Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs			[3]
				Minister of Plan Implementation			[3]
	Ariyadasa, W. P. G.W. P. G. Ariyadasa			Minister of Local Government			[3]
	Bandaranaike, Felix DiasFelix Dias Bandaranaike		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Public Administration, Local Government and Home Affairs	31 May 1970		[2]
				Minister of Justice			[3][4]
				Minister of Finance	3 September 1975	18 May 1977	[3][4][5]
	de Silva, Colvin R.Colvin R. de Silva		Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Minister of Plantation Industries	31 May 1970	2 September 1975	[2][4]
				Minister of Constitutional Affairs		2 September 1975	[2][4]
	de Zoysa, M. P.M. P. de Zoysa			Minister of Labour			[3]
	Goonewardena, LeslieLeslie Goonewardena		Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Minister of Communications	31 May 1970		[2]
				Minister of Transport		2 September 1975	[4]
	Ilangaratne, T. B.T. B. Ilangaratne		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Foreign and Internal Trade			[6]
				Minister of Trade			[3]
				Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs			[3]
	Kalugalla, P. B. G.P. B. G. Kalugalla		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism			[3]
	Keuneman, PieterPieter Keuneman		Communist Party	Minister of Housing and Construction	31 May 1970	February 1977	[2][3][4]
	Kobbekaduwa, HectorHector Kobbekaduwa		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Agriculture and Lands			[3][4]
	Kulatileke, S. S.S. S. Kulatileke			Minister of Social Services			[3]
	Kumarasuriar, ChelliahSenator Chelliah Kumarasuriar			Minister of Posts and Telecommunications	31 May 1970		[2][3]
	Mahmud, Badi-ud-dinBadi-ud-din Mahmud		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Education	31 May 1970		[2][3]
	Perera, N. M.N. M. Perera		Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Minister of Finance	31 May 1970	2 September 1975	[2][4][5]
	Perera, R. S.R. S. Perera			Minister of Information and Broadcasting			[3]
	Rajapaksa, GeorgeGeorge Rajapaksa		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Health			[3]
				Minister of Fisheries			[3]
	Ratnayake, K. B.K. B. Ratnayake		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Sports	1972	1976	[3]
				Minister of Transport			[3]
	Senanayake, MaithripalaMaithripala Senanayake		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Irrigation, Power and Highways	31 May 1970		[2][3]
	Subasinghe, T. B.T. B. Subasinghe		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs		1 March 1977	[3][4]
	Suriarachchi, S. K. K.S. K. K. Suriarachchi			Minister of Food, Co-operatives and Small Industries			[3]
	Tennakoon, T. B.T. B. Tennakoon			Minister of Cultural Affairs			[3]
	Wickremanayake, RatnasiriRatnasiri Wickremanayake		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Plantation Industries			[3]

Parliamentary secretaries and deputy ministers

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Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Abdul Majeed, A. L.A. L. Abdul Majeed		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting			[3]
	Atapattu, C. A.C. A. Atapattu		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Post and Telecommunication
	Bandara, B. H.B. H. Bandara			Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction			[3]
	de Alwis, NealNeal de Alwis			Deputy Minister of Finance	1 October 1975	4 February 1977	[3][5]
	Herath, T. B. M.T. B. M. Herath			Deputy Minister of Transport			[3]
	Jayakody, LakshmanLakshman Jayakody		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Deputy Minister of Defence and External Affairs			[3]
	Jayaratne, S. D. R.S. D. R. Jayaratne			Deputy Minister of Fisheries			[3]
	Kariyawasam, AlbertAlbert Kariyawasam			Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries			[3]
	Karunaratne, V. T. G.V. T. G. Karunaratne			Deputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunications			[3]
	Navaratne, H. M.H. M. Navaratne			Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Lands			[3]
	Obeyesekere, SivaSiva Obeyesekere			Deputy Minister of Health			[3]
	Ratnayake, P. R.P. R. Ratnayake			Deputy Minister of Trade			[3]
	Samarasinghe, G. W.G. W. Samarasinghe			Deputy Minister of Social Services			[3]
	Senanayake, Ratna DeshapriyaRatna Deshapriya Senanayake			Deputy Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs			[3]
				Deputy Minister of Plan Implementation			[3]
	Senarath, SomaratneSomaratne Senarath			Deputy Minister of Irrigation, Power and Highways			[3]
	Sirisena, HemachandraHemachandra Sirisena			Deputy Minister of Labour			[3]
	Tudawe, B. Y.B. Y. Tudawe		Communist Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education		1977
				Deputy Minister of Education		February 1977	[3][4][6]
	Wickremanayake, RatnasiriRatnasiri Wickremanayake		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Deputy Minister of Justice			[3]
	Wickremasinghe, D. P.D. P. Wickremasinghe			Deputy Minister of Shipping and Tourism			[3]

References

1. "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
2. Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 21: A further lack of perspicuity". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
3. Sri Lanka Year Book 1975 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. pp. 18–19.
4. Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 24: Tamil militancy - a manifestation". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
5. "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance (Sri Lanka).
6. Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 22: 'Only God Can Save the Tamils'". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.