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D. S. Senanayake cabinet
D. S. Senanayake cabinet
; 1st Cabinet of Ceylon
	The government in September 1947
Date formed	24 September 1947
Date dissolved	22 March 1952
People and organisations
Monarch	George VI (1947–52); Elizabeth II (1952)
Prime Minister	D. S. Senanayake
Member parties	United National Party; Ceylon Labour Party; All Ceylon Tamil Congress (1948–52);
Status in legislature	Majority coalition 49 / 95 (52%)
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	Dudley Senanayake I

D. S. Senanayake cabinet

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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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	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
D. S. Senanayake	United National Party	Prime Minister	24 September 1947	22 March 1952	^[1]^[2]^[3]
D. S. Senanayake	United National Party	Minister of Defence and External Affairs	24 September 1947	22 March 1952	^[2]^[3]
H. W. Amarasuriya	United National Party	Minister of Trade and Commerce	14 December 1948	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike	United National Party	Minister of Health and Local Government	26 September 1947	12 July 1951	^[2]^[3]^[4]
George E. de Silva		Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries	26 September 1947	1948	^[2]^[3]^[5]
A. E. Goonesinha	Ceylon Labour Party	Minister Without Portfolio	1948	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[2]
Senator Oliver Goonetilleke		Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development	26 September 1947	1948	^[2]^[3]
Senerat Gunewardene		Minister Without Portfolio	26 September 1947	1948	^[2]^[3]^[5]
T. B. Jayah		Minister of Labour and Social Services	26 September 1947	1950	^[2]^[3]
J. R. Jayewardene	United National Party	Minister of Finance	26 September 1947	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[2]^[3]^[6]
John Kotelawala	United National Party	Minister of Transport and Works	26 September 1947	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[2]^[3]
E. A. Nugawela		Minister of Education	26 September 1947	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[2]^[3]
G. G. Ponnambalam	All Ceylon Tamil Congress	Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries	3 September 1948	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[4]^[7]
Senator Lalita Rajapaksa	United National Party	Minister of Justice	26 September 1947	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[2]^[3]
A. Ratnayake		Minister of Food and Cooperative Undertakings	26 September 1947	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[2]^[3]
Dudley Senanayake	United National Party	Minister of Agriculture and Lands	26 September 1947	26 March 1952	^[2]^[3]
C. Sittampalam	Independent	Minister of Posts and Telecommunication	26 September 1947	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[2]^[3]^[4]
C. Sittampalam	Independent	Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries	1948	1948	^[2]
C. Suntharalingam	Independent	Minister of Trade and Commerce	26 September 1947	December 1948	^[2]^[3]^[4]^[8]^[9]
Senator Edwin Wijeyeratne		Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development	1948	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[10]

	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
Simon Abeywickrema		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport	1947	2 May 1948	^[2]
P. B. Bulankulame		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Lands	1947		^[2]
George R. de Silva		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice	1947		^[2]
A. E. Goonesinha	Ceylon Labour Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour	1947		^[2]
L. L. Hunter		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	20 September 1950	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[6]
Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Food	1947		^[2]
Senator Herbert Eric Jansz		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	17 May 1948	10 September 1950	^[6]
A. P. Jayasuriya		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Posts	1947		^[2]
M. S. Kariapper	United National Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs	1947		^[2]
V. Nalliah	Independent	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health	1947		^[2]
H. de Z. Siriwardena		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries	1947		^[2]

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D. S. Senanayake cabinet
1st Cabinet of Ceylon
The government in September 1947
Date formed	24 September 1947
Date dissolved	22 March 1952
People and organisations
Monarch	George VI (1947–52) Elizabeth II (1952)
Prime Minister	D. S. Senanayake
Member parties	United National Party Ceylon Labour Party All Ceylon Tamil Congress (1948–52)
Status in legislature	Majority coalition 49 / 95 (52%)
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	Dudley Senanayake I