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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name =J. Krishna Palemar
| image =
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| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Mangalore]], [[Karnataka]]
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office1 = [[Cabinet Minister]]<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]]
| term_start1 = 7 June 2008
| term_end1 = 9 February 2012
| 1blankname1 = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata1 = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname1 = Minister of Ports & Inland Transport
| 2namedata1 = 7 June 2008 - 9 February 2012
| 3blankname1 = Minister of Fisheries
| 3namedata1 = 7 June 2008 - 22 September 2010
| 4blankname1 = Minister of Hindu Religious Organizations & Endowments
| 4namedata1 = 22 September 2010 - 9 February 2012
| 5blankname1 = Minister of Ecology & Environment
| 5namedata1 = 22 September 2010 - 9 February 2012
| office2 = Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2 = [[Mangalore City North (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Mangalore City North]]
| term_start2 = 2004
| term_end2 = 2013
| successor2 = [[Mohiuddin Bava]]
| predecessor2 = Vijaya Kumar Shetty
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata party]]
| alma_mater =
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'''J. Krishna Palemar''' is a former member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Mangalore City North]](erstwhile Surathkal) and a member of the [[Bhartiya Janata Party]], who had served as Minister of Environment and Ports in the [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]] [[Government of Karnataka|government]] and as Minister for Ports, Science and Technology in the [[D. V. Sadananda Gowda]] Government. By profession, he is a realtor, builder, businessman and an educationist.

He resigned as a Minister on February 8, 2012 during the [[2012 Karnataka video clip controversy|Video clip controversy]], when he was caught on camera viewing a pornographic video clip on a mobile device.<ref name="Doublespeak on women and morality">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article2872795.ece|title=Doublespeak on women and morality|date=Feb 9, 2012|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=9 February 2012|location=BANGALORE}}</ref><ref name="Opposition lashes out at BJP">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/opposition-lashes-out-at-bjp/228544-60-119.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413141822/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/opposition-lashes-out-at-bjp/228544-60-119.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 13, 2014|title=Opposition lashes out at BJP|date=Feb 9, 2012|publisher=IBM |accessdate=9 February 2012|location=BANGALORE}}</ref>

The Legislature Committee has given him a clean chit in Video clip controversy.

== Member of Legislative Assembly ==
He was elected as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] in the following years.
* 2004
* 2008

== Positions held ==
* Minister for Fisheries, Ports and Inland Water Transport; Small Savings and Lotteries<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/interviews_view.asp?i_id=47|title=D A I J I W O R L D|website=www.daijiworld.com|access-date=2016-11-26}}</ref>
* Minister for Ports, Science and Technology
* District-in-charge Minister for [[Dakshina Kannada]] and [[Madikeri]]

== References==
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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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J. Krishna Palemar - Revision history

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