Pramitha Tennakoon
Pramitha Tennakoon | |
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Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Constituency | Matale District |
Member of the Central Provincial Council | |
In office 2009–2018 | |
Constituency | Matale District |
Personal details | |
Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Alma mater | University of Buckingham La Trobe University |
Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament.[1]
Tennakoon is the son of Janaka Bandara Tennakoon and grandson of T. B. Tennekoon.[2] He was educated at St. Peter's College, Colombo.[3] He has a LLB degree from the University of Buckingham and LLM degree from La Trobe University.[3] He was member of the diplomatic staff the Sri Lankan embassy in Cairo, Egypt.[3]
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.[4][5] He was arrested in August 2015 over an alleged assault.[6] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in the Matale District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[7][8][9]
References
- ^ "Directory of Members: Pramitha Bandara Thennakoon". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pramitha Tennakoon arrested". Ada Derana. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2 August 2015. 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.
- ^ "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.
- 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
- Sinhalese politicians
- Sports ministers of Sri Lankan provinces
- 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