D. S. Senanayake cabinet

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

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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