A cabinet sub-committee headed by President Ranil Wickramasinghe has been appointed to organize and lead the activities of the Independence Day commemoration ceremony to be held on the day February 4, 2023, which completes 75 years after the country inherited independence.
As the Minister of State Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has submitted the proposal in this regard to the Cabinet meeting.
Accordingly, the sub-committee approved by the Cabinet is as follows.
- Mr. Ranil WickramasinghePresidentMinister of Security; and Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policy
- Mr. Dinesh GunawardenaPrime MinisterMinister of State Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils, and Local Government
- Mr. Douglas DevanandaMinister of Fisheries
- Mr. Susil PremajayanthaMinister of Education
- Dr. Bandula GunawardenaMinister of Transport and Highways; and Minister of Media
- Mr. Keheliya RambukwellaMinister of Health; and Minister of Water Supply
- Mr. Ali SabriMinister of Foreign Affairs
- Mr. Vidura WickramanayakeMinister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
- Mr. Kanchana WijesekeraMinister of Power and Energy
- Mr. Tiran AlasMinister of Public Security