Pramitha Tennakoon
Premitha Tennakoon | |
|---|---|
| ප්රමිත තෙන්නකෝන් பிரமித பண்டார தென்னக்கோன் | |
| Minister of State for Defence | |
| Assumed office 8 September 2022 | |
| President | Ranil Wickramasinghe |
| Prime Minister | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Minister of Ports and Shipping | |
| In office 18 April 2022 – 9 May 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Rohitha Abeygunawardena |
| Succeeded by | Nimal Siripala de Silva |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Matale District |
| Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs, Women's Affairs and Rural Industries Development Central Provincial Council | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Council Member Central Provincial Council | |
| In office 2009–2018 | |
| Constituency | Matale District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Premitha Bandara Tennakoon 11 September 1978 |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | SLPFA |
| Alma mater | University of Buckingham La Trobe University |
Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon (Sinhala: ප්රමිත බණ්ඩාර තෙන්නකෝන්; born 11 September 1978) is a Sri Lankan politician, former Cabinet Minister, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament.[1] He served as the Minister of Ports and Shipping in the Cabinet of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.[2]
Tennakoon was born on 11 September 1978.[1] He is the son of Janaka Bandara Tennakoon and grandson of T. B. Tennekoon, both government ministers.[3] He was educated at St. Peter's College, Colombo.[4] He has a LLB degree from the University of Buckingham and LLM degree from La Trobe University.[4] He was member of the diplomatic staff the Sri Lankan embassy in Cairo, Egypt.[4]
Tennakoon was a member of the Central Provincial Council and Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs, Women's Affairs and Rural Industries Development for the Central Province.[5][6] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Matale District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[7][8][9]
Following the mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet in the wake of the 2022 Sri Lankan protests, he was appointed as the Minister of Ports and Shipping by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 18 April 2022.[10] He served until 9 May 2022 following another mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet.[11]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 provincial[12] | Matale District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 49,665 | Elected | |||
| 2013 provincial[13] | Matale District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 51,591 | Elected | |||
| 2020 parliamentary[8] | Matale District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 67,776 | Elected | ||
| 2024 parliamentary[14] | Matale District | New Democratic Front | Not elected | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Directory of Members: Pramitha Bandara Thennakoon". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "President appoints 17 new Cabinet ministers". Ada Derana.lk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "All in the family – father and son duos". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Dias, Keshala (25 April 2017). "Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon steps down from post in protest". News First. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Thilina Bandara Tennakoon replaces Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 4A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Matale district; Janaka Bandara tops". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Krishnasai, C. (18 April 2022). "Sri Lankan president appoints 17 cabinet ministers amid calls for govt ouster". WION News. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Prime Minister". Ada Derana. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
The PM's departure also results in the dissolution of the Cabinet.
- ^ "Preferences Matale" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2010.
- ^ Keerthiratna, Mahesh (22 September 2013). "Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon tops in Matale". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Prominent former MPs lose out as 2024 General Election results roll in". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- 1978 births
- Alumni of St. Peter's College, Colombo
- Alumni of the University of Buckingham
- La Trobe University alumni
- Living people
- Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
- Members of the Central Province Board of Ministers
- Prisoners and detainees of Sri Lanka
- Sports ministers of Sri Lankan provinces
- Sri Lankan Buddhists
- Sri Lankan prisoners and detainees
- Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance politicians
- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna politicians
- United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
- Women's ministers of Sri Lankan provinces
- Youth ministers of Sri Lankan provinces