The Cabinet of Ministers has given the approval to appoint a five-member Cabinet sub-committee to study the preliminary report compiled by the expert committee to draft a new Constitution and make appropriate amendments. The sub-committee consists of the following ministers: 01. Prof. G.L. Peiris (Chairman) - Minister of Foreign Affairs 02. Dinesh Gunawardena - Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government 03. Douglas Devananda - Minister of Fisheries 04. Dr. Ramesh Pathirana - Minister of Education and Plantation Industries 05. Ali Sabri - Minister of Finance and Justice The Cabinet of Ministers on September 20, 2020 decided to appoint a committee of legal experts, chaired by President’s Counsel Romesh de Silva, to draft a new Constitution. The preliminary report of the committee was submitted to the President on April 25, 2022.