S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet

S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet

4th Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed12 April 1956
Date dissolved26 September 1959
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Member parties
  •   Sri Lanka Freedom Party
  •   Sinhala Language Front
  •   Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party (1956–59)
  •   Independents
Status in legislatureMajority government (1956–59)
51 / 95 (54%)
Minority government (1959)
45 / 95 (47%)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderN. M. Perera
History
Election1956
Legislature term3rd
PredecessorKotelawala
SuccessorDahanayake

The S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike between 1956 and 1959. It was formed in April 1956 after the parliamentary election and it ended in September 1959 with Bandaranaike's assassination.