D. S. Senanayake cabinet | |
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.svg){kind=small} 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 |
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| Status in legislature | Majority coalition 49 / 95 (52%) |
| Opposition party | |
| Opposition leader | N. M. Perera |
| History | |
| Election | 1947 |
| Legislature term | 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.