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First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet | |
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7th Cabinet of Ceylon | |
Date formed | 21 July 1960 |
Date dissolved | 25 March 1965 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
Member parties | |
Status in legislature | Minority government (1960–64) 75 / 151 (50%) Majority coalition (1964) 85 / 151 (56%) |
Opposition party | |
Opposition leader | Dudley Senanayake |
History | |
Election | July 1960 |
Outgoing election | 1965 |
Legislature term | 5th |
Predecessor | Dudley Senanayake II |
Successor | Dudley Senanayake III |
The First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike between 1960 and 1965. It was formed in July 1960 after the parliamentary election and it ended in March 1965 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.