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 theParliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Matale District |
| Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs, Women's Affairs and Rural Industries DevelopmentCentral Provincial Council | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Council MemberCentral Provincial Council | |
| In office 2009–2018 | |
| Constituency | Matale District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Premitha Bandara Tennakoon (1978-09-11)11 September 1978 (age 47) |
| 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 aSri Lankan politician, former Cabinet Minister, former provincial minister andMember of Parliament.[1] He served as theMinister of Ports and Shipping in theCabinet of PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa.[2]
Tennakoon was born on 11 September 1978.[1] He is the son ofJanaka Bandara Tennakoon and grandson ofT. B. Tennekoon, both government ministers.[3] He was educated atSt. Peter's College, Colombo.[4] He has aLLB degree from theUniversity of Buckingham andLLM degree fromLa Trobe University.[4] He was member of the diplomatic staff the Sri Lankan embassy inCairo, Egypt.[4]
Tennakoon was a member of theCentral Provincial Council and Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs, Women's Affairs and Rural Industries Development for theCentral Province.[5][6] He contested the2020 parliamentary election as aSri Lanka People's Freedom Allianceelectoral alliance candidate inMatale District and was elected to theParliament of Sri Lanka.[7][8][9]
Following the mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet in the wake of the2022 Sri Lankan protests, he was appointed as theMinister of Ports and Shipping by PresidentGotabaya 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 | ||||
The PM's departure also results in the dissolution of the Cabinet.
