First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet explained

Cabinet Name:	First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet
Cabinet Number:	7th
Jurisdiction:	Ceylon
Flag:	Flag of Ceylon (1951–1972).svg
Flag Border:	true
Date Formed:	21 July 1960
Date Dissolved:	25 March 1965
Government Head Title:	Prime Minister
Government Head:	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
State Head Title:	Monarch
State Head:	Elizabeth II
Legislature Status:	Minority government (1960–64) Majority coalition (1964)
Opposition Leader:	Dudley Senanayake
Election:	July 1960
Last Election:	1965
Legislature Term:	5th
Previous:	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.

Cabinet members

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Parliamentary secretaries

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!align="center" style="background:;"					Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs
				Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
				Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
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				Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
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!align="center" style="background:;"					Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government	September 1964	25 March 1965

Notes and References

Web site: Prime Ministers. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL08Df04.html. Chapter 18: Srimavo – weeping arrogance. 24 February 2013. 17 December 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20011217063058/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL08Df04.html. dead.
Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL15Df05.html. Chapter 19: Anguish and pain. 24 February 2013. 18 December 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20011218081922/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL15Df05.html. dead.
Web site: List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers. Ministry of Finance. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150927171716/http://www.treasury.gov.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43&Itemid=221. 27 September 2015. dmy-all.
The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. 45. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 1964. 74.