Janaka Bandara Tennakoon

Hon. Janaka Bandara Tennakoon MP
ජනක බණ්ඩාර තෙන්නකෝන් ஜனக பண்டார தென்னக்கோன்
Minister of Home Affairs
In office 12 August 2020 – 18 April 2022
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	Dullas Alahapperuma
Succeeded by	Dinesh Gunawardena
Deputy Minister of Health
In office 2000–2001
Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils
In office 2004–2010
Minister of Lands and Land Development
In office 2010 – 12 January 2015
Member of Parliament for Matale District
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 August 1994
Personal details
Born	(1953-04-13) April 13, 1953
Political party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Children	4

Janaka Bandara Tennakoon is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former Cabinet Minister. He was educated at Dharmaraja College, Kandy. He contested as the Group Leader of the Matale District of the Central Province and was elected to the Provincial Council with a majority of Proportional Votes in 1993; Elected as a Member of Parliament with a majority of proportional votes in the General Election of 1994; Elected as a Member of Parliament from the District of Matale with the majority of proportional votes in the general election of 2000. He also previously served as the Minister of Lands and Land Development and Minister of Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government.

He is involved in several committees formed by the government.

Career

Started his career as a Sub Inspector of Police in 1973,

Elected as a Central Province Council Member in 1993,

Education

Completed his primary and secondary education at Dharmaraja College.

Holder of Diploma in Business Management, Mass Communication and Information Technology,

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See also

• List of political families in Sri Lanka

References

• "JANAKA BANDARA TENNAKOON". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-10-06.