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.