Amith Thenuka Vidanagamage

Hon. Thenuka Vidanagamage MP
තේනුක විදානගමගේ தேனுக விதானகமகே
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs
In office 18 April 2022 – 9 May 2022
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	Namal Rajapaksa
Succeeded by	Roshan Ranasinghe
Member of Parliament for Badulla District
Incumbent
Assumed office 2020
Personal details
Born	(1973-03-23) 23 March 1973 (age 51) Kandy, Sri Lanka
Political party	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political affiliations	Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Education	Mahiyangana National School Trinity College, Kandy University of Wyoming Stanford University
Profession	Businessman

Amith Thenuka Vidanagamage is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He represents the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.^[1][2] He previously served as the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs.^[3] Vidanagame has an extensive background in sports having represented College in Rugby, Cricket, Water Polo and Swimming and has won colors in Water Polo. He is a graduate of the University of Wyoming with a degree in Anthropology and has pursued post-graduate programs at Stanford University in Development Economics and Artificial Intelligence

References

1. "THENUKA VIDANAGAMAGE". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
2. "Parliamentary Elections -2010" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
3. "President appoints 17 new Cabinet ministers". Ada Derana.lk. Retrieved April 20, 2022.