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
Monarch Elizabeth II (1970–72)
William Gopallawa (1972–77)
Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike
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
Senator Sirimavo BandaranaikeSri Lanka Freedom PartyPrime Minister29 May 197023 July 1977[1]
Minister of Defence and External Affairs31 May 1970[2]
Minister of Defence and Foreign Affairs[3]
Minister of Planning and Employment31 May 1970[2]
Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs[3]
Minister of Plan Implementation[3]
W. P. G. AriyadasaMinister of Local Government[3]
Felix Dias BandaranaikeSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Public Administration, Local Government and Home Affairs31 May 1970[2]
Minister of Justice[3][4]
Minister of Finance3 September 197518 May 1977[3][4][5]
Colvin R. de SilvaLanka Sama Samaja PartyMinister of Plantation Industries31 May 19702 September 1975[2][4]
Minister of Constitutional Affairs2 September 1975[2][4]
M. P. de ZoysaMinister of Labour[3]
Leslie GoonewardenaLanka Sama Samaja PartyMinister of Communications31 May 1970[2]
Minister of Transport2 September 1975[4]
T. B. IlangaratneSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Foreign and Internal Trade[6]
Minister of Trade[3]
Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs[3]
P. B. G. KalugallaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism[3]
Pieter KeunemanCommunist PartyMinister of Housing and Construction31 May 1970February 1977[2][3][4]
Hector KobbekaduwaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Agriculture and Lands[3][4]
S. S. KulatilekeMinister of Social Services[3]
Senator Chelliah KumarasuriarMinister of Posts and Telecommunications31 May 1970[2][3]
Badi-ud-din MahmudSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Education31 May 1970[2][3]
N. M. PereraLanka Sama Samaja PartyMinister of Finance31 May 19702 September 1975[2][4][5]
R. S. PereraMinister of Information and Broadcasting[3]
George RajapaksaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Health[3]
Minister of Fisheries[3]
K. B. RatnayakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Parliamentary Affairs and Sports19721976[3]
Minister of Transport[3]
Maithripala SenanayakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Irrigation, Power and Highways31 May 1970[2][3]
T. B. SubasingheSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Industries and Scientific Affairs1 March 1977[3][4]
S. K. K. SuriarachchiMinister of Food, Co-operatives and Small Industries[3]
T. B. TennekoonMinister of Cultural Affairs[3]
Ratnasiri WickremanayakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Plantation Industries[3]

Parliamentary secretaries and deputy ministers

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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
A. L. Abdul MajeedSri Lanka Freedom PartyDeputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting[3]
C. A. AtapattuSri Lanka Freedom PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Post and Telecommunication
B. H. BandaraDeputy Minister of Housing and Construction[3]
Neal de AlwisDeputy Minister of Finance1 October 19754 February 1977[3][5]
T. B. M. HerathDeputy Minister of Transport[3]
Lakshman JayakodySri Lanka Freedom PartyDeputy Minister of Defence and External Affairs[3]
S. D. R. JayaratneDeputy Minister of Fisheries[3]
Albert KariyawasamDeputy Minister of Plantation Industries[3]
V. T. G. KarunaratneDeputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunications[3]
H. M. NavaratneDeputy Minister of Agriculture and Lands[3]
Siva ObeyesekereDeputy Minister of Health[3]
P. R. RatnayakeDeputy Minister of Trade[3]
G. W. SamarasingheDeputy Minister of Social Services[3]
Ratna Deshapriya SenanayakeDeputy Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs[3]
Deputy Minister of Plan Implementation[3]
Somaratne SenarathDeputy Minister of Irrigation, Power and Highways[3]
Hemachandra SirisenaDeputy Minister of Labour[3]
B. Y. TudaweCommunist PartyParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education1977
Deputy Minister of EducationFebruary 1977[3][4][6]
Ratnasiri WickremanayakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyDeputy Minister of Justice[3]
D. P. WickremasingheDeputy Minister of Shipping and Tourism[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 21: A further lack of perspicuity". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Sri Lanka Year Book 1975 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. pp. 18–19.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 24: Tamil militancy – a manifestation". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  5. 1 2 3 "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
  6. 1 2 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 22: 'Only God Can Save the Tamils'". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
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