First Dudley Senanayake cabinet

First Dudley Senanayake cabinet

2nd Cabinet of Ceylon
The cabinet in June 1952
Date formed26 March 1952
Date dissolved12 October 1953
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDudley Senanayake
Member parties
  •   United National Party
  •   All Ceylon Tamil Congress
  •   Ceylon Labour Party
Status in legislatureMajority coalition
49 / 95 (52%)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderN. M. Perera (1952)
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (1952–53)
History
Election1952
Legislature terms1st, 2nd
PredecessorD. S. Senanayake
SuccessorKotelawala

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.