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D. S. Senanayake cabinet

D. S. Senanayake cabinet
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1st cabinet of Ceylon
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Date formed 24 September 1947
Date dissolved 22 March 1952
People and organisations
Head of government D. S. Senanayake
Head of state George VI (1947–52)
Elizabeth II (1952)
Member party All Ceylon Tamil Congress (1948–52)
United National Party
Opposition party Lanka Sama Samaja Party
Opposition leader N. M. Perera
History
Election(s) 1947
Legislature term(s) 1st
Predecessor Second Board of Ministers of Ceylon
Successor First Dudley Senanayake cabinet

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.


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