# First Dudley Senanayake cabinet

The First Dudley Senanayake cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake between 1952 and 1953. It was formed in March 1952 after the death of Senanayake's predecessor D. S. Senanayake and it ended in October 1953 with Senanayake's resignation.

## Cabinet members

| Name | Party | Office | Took office | Left office |
| Dudley Senanayake | United National Party | Prime Minister | 26 March 1952 | 12 October 1953 |
| Dudley Senanayake | United National Party | Minister of Defence and External Affairs | 26 March 1952 | |
| Dudley Senanayake | United National Party | Minister of Health and Local Government | 26 March 1952 | 1952 |
| H. W. Amarasuriya | United National Party | Minister of Trade and Commerce | | 1952 |
| M. D. Banda | | Minister of Education | 1952 | |
| P. B. Bulankulame | | Minister of Agriculture and Lands | 26 March 1952 | 1952 |
| P. B. Bulankulame | | Minister of Lands and Land Development | 19 June 1952 | |
| A. E. Goonesinha | Ceylon Labour Party | Minister Without Portfolio | | 1952 |
| Senator Oliver Goonetilleke | | Minister of Agriculture and Food | 19 June 1952 | |
| J. R. Jayewardene | United National Party | Minister of Finance | | 13 October 1953 |
| M. C. M. Kaleel | | Minister of Labour | 1952 | |
| C. W. W. Kannangara | | Minister of Local Government | 19 June 1952 | |
| John Kotelawala | United National Party | Minister of Transport and Works | | |
| V. Nalliah | United National Party | Minister of Posts and Information | 19 June 1952 | 12 July 1952 |
| S. Natesan | United National Party | Minister of Posts and Information | 1952 | |
| E. A. Nugawela | | Minister of Education | | 1952 |
| E. A. Nugawela | | Minister of Health | 1952 | |
| G. G. Ponnambalam | All Ceylon Tamil Congress | Minister of Industries and Fisheries | | |
| Senator Lalita Rajapaksa | | Minister of Justice | | |
| A. Ratnayake | | Minister of Food and Cooperative Undertakings | | 1952 |
| A. Ratnayake | | Minister of Home Affairs | 1952 | |
| R. G. Senanayake | | Minister of Commerce and Trade | 19 June 1952 | |
| C. Sittampalam | Independent | Minister of Posts and Telecommunication | | 1952 |
| Senator Edwin Wijeyeratne | | Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development | | 1952 |

## Parliamentary secretaries

| Name | Party | Office | Took office | Left office |
| C. E. Attygalle | | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health | | |
| L. L. Hunter | | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | | 2 April 1952 |
| L. L. Hunter | | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | 2 June 1952 | 29 April 1953 |
| M. N. Ibrahim | | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government | | |
| T. F. Jayawardena | | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour | | |
| Montague Jayawickrama | | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs | | |
| N. H. Keerthiratne | United National Party | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Posts and Information | | |
| V. Kumaraswamy | All Ceylon Tamil Congress | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Food | | |
| T. B. Panabokke | | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice | | |
| V. G. W. Ratnayake | | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Lands and Land Development | | |
| Maithripala Senanayake | | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs | | September 1952 |