Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet

Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet
8th Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed	25 March 1965
Date dissolved	29 May 1970
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Dudley Senanayake
Member parties	United National Party   Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (1965–68)   Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party   Mahajana Eksath Peramuna   Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna (1965–66) Supported by:   Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (1968–70)   All Ceylon Tamil Congress   Ceylon Workers' Congress   Independents
Status in legislature	Majority coalition 87 / 151 (58%)
Opposition party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Opposition leader	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
History
Election	1965
Outgoing election	1970
Legislature term	6th
Predecessor	Sirimavo Bandaranaike I
Successor	Sirimavo Bandaranaike II

The Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake between 1965 and 1970. It was formed in March 1965 after the parliamentary election and it ended in May 1970 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2013)

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Dudley Senanayake		United National Party	Prime Minister	25 March 1965	29 May 1970	[1][2]
				Minister of Defence and External Affairs			[2]
				Minister of Information and Broadcasting			[2]
				Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs			[2]
	M. D. Banda		United National Party	Minister of Agriculture and Food			[2]
	W. Dahanayake		Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party	Minister of Home Affairs	March 1965		[2][3]
	C. P. de Silva		Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party	Minister of Land, Irrigation and Power	March 1965		[2][3]
	Philip Gunawardena		Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	Minister of Industries and Fisheries	March 1965		[2][3]
	E. L. B. Hurulle		United National Party	Minister of Communications			[2]
	I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla		United National Party	Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs	March 1965		[2][3]
	M. D. H. Jayawardena		United National Party	Minister of Health			[2]
	Montague Jayawickrama		United National Party	Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telecommunications			[2]
	J. R. Jayewardene		United National Party	Minister of State	March 1965		[2][3]
	Asoka Karunaratne		United National Party	Minister of Social Services			[2]
	M. H. Mohamed		United National Party	Minister of Labour, Employment and Housing	March 1965		[2][3]
	Senator M. V. P. Peiris			Minister of Commerce and Trade			[2]
	Senator J. A. Amaratunga			Minister of Information and Broadcasting			[4]
	Ranasinghe Premadasa		United National Party	Minister of Local Government	1968
	V. A. Sugathadasa			Minister of Nationalised Services	1966		[2]
	Senator M. Tiruchelvam		Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi	Minister of Local Government	March 1965	November 1968	[2][3]
	U. B. Wanninayake			Minister of Finance	27 March 1965	25 March 1970	[2][5]
	A. F. Wijemanne		United National Party	Minister of Justice			[2]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2013)

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	D. P. Atapattu			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State			[2]
	C. R. Beligammana			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs			[2]
	L. B. Dassanayake			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Communications			[2]
	P. C. Imbulana		United National Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Food			[2]
	Shelton Jayasinghe			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries and Fisheries			[2]
	S. de S. Jayasinghe			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Employment and Housing			[2]
	Gamini Jayasuriya		United National Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs			[2]
	J. R. Jayewardene		United National Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs	March 1965		[2]
	Wimala Kannangara			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health			[2]
	M. H. M. Naina Marikar			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice			[2]
	Wijayapala Mendis			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telecommunications			[2]
	M. M. Mustapha			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Social Services			[2]
	S. A. Peeris			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Commerce and Trade			[2]
	Kusuma Rajaratne		Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs	March 1965	1966
	Ranasinghe Premadasa		United National Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Information and Broadcasting			[2]
				Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government			[2]
	C. P. J. Seneviratne			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Land, Irrigation and Power			[2]
	D. B. Welagedara		United National Party	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Nationalised Services			[2]
	Noel Wimalasena			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	29 March 1965	25 March 1970	[2][5]