Kotelawala cabinet
| Kotelawala cabinet | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} 3rd cabinet of Ceylon |
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| Date formed | 12 October 1953 |
| Date dissolved | 12 April 1956 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Elizabeth II |
| Head of government | John Kotelawala |
| Member party | |
| Opposition party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Opposition leader | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 1956 |
| Legislature term(s) | 2nd |
| Predecessor | First Dudley Senanayake cabinet |
| Successor | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet |
The Kotelawala cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister John Kotelawala between 1953 and 1956. It was formed in October 1953 after the resignation of Kotelawala's predecessor Dudley Senanayake and it ended in April 1956 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.
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