Dudley Senanayake

Dudley Shelton Senanayake (Sinhala: ඩඩ්ලි ශෙල්ටන් සේනානායක; 19 June 1911 – 13 April 1973) was a Ceylonese politician. He was the second Prime Minister of Ceylon.


Dudley Senanayake
Prime Minister of Ceylon
In office
26 March 1952  12 October 1953
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byDon Stephen Senanayake
Succeeded byJohn Kotelawala
In office
21 March 1960  21 July 1960
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byWijeyananda Dahanayake
Succeeded bySirimavo Bandaranaike
In office
27 March 1965  29 May 1970
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded bySirimavo Bandaranaike
Succeeded bySirimavo Bandaranaike
Personal details
Born(1911-06-19)19 June 1911
Ceylon
Died13 April 1973(1973-04-13) (aged 61)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nationality Sri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
ProfessionPolitician, Barrister


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