| File:K.C. Venugopal.JPG
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| Office | Chairman of Public Accounts Committee |
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| Office | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
| Office | AICC General Secretary (organisation) |
| Office | AICC General Secretary In-Charge for Karnataka |
| Office | 13th Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation |
| Term start | 16 August 2024
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| Predecessor | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
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| Predecessor | Vijay Goel |
| Successor | Ravneet Singh Bittu
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| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| Born | 1963-02-04 (age 63) |
| Born | Payyanur, Kerala, India
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| Nationality | Indian
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| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Template:Marriage |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Calicut
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Kozhummal Chattadi Venugopal (born 4 February 1963) is an Indian politician who is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha elected from Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency and former member of parliament in Upper House and is a member of the Indian National Congress.[1][2] He has been appointed a General Secretary of AICC and in charge of Karnataka on 29 April 2017. Later, he was given additional charge of the general secretary of the organization. He was the Minister of State for Civil Aviation & Ministry of Power in the UPA Government.[3] He was a Rajyasabha MP from Rajasthan during 2020-2024 & MLA from Alappuzha (1996,2001&2006) and served as Cabinet Minister in Kerala Government for Tourism and Devaswoms in 2004.
Personal life
K. C. Venugopal was born on 4 February 1963 to Kunjukrishnan Nambiar and Janaki Amma in Payyanur, Kannur District of Kerala.[4]
Political life
He came to active politics through the Student Movement of the Indian National Congress. He became the State President of the Kerala Students Union and State President of the Indian Youth Congress, He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Alappuzha Constituency in 1996, 2001 and 2006.[5][6][7] He served as the Minister for Dewaswom and Tourism in the Oommen Chandy Ministry from 2004-06. He contested the General Elections to Loksabha from Alappuzha Constituency in 2009 and was elected.[8]
On 29 April 2017, he was chosen as general secretary of All India Congress Committee. He also was made in charge of Congress War Rooms in many elections. He was nominated from Rajasthan as a Member of parliament Rajya Sabha on 19 June 2020.[9] He served until 2024, when he resigned to contest the general election.
Positions held
| Position | Duration |
|---|---|
| Chairperson, Committee on Public Accounts | 14 August 2024 Template:Dash Present |
| Elected to 18th Lok Sabha | June 2024 |
| Member, Committee on Defence | September 2021 Template:Dash Present |
| Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Education | July 2020 Template:Dash Present |
| Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture | July 2020 Template:Dash September 2021 |
| Elected to Rajya Sabha | June 2020 Template:Dash June 2024 |
| Member, Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provision (Amendment) Bill, 2016 | 11 May 2016 Template:Dash Present |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development | |
| Member, Railway Convention Committee (R.C.C.) | 27 April 2015 Template:Dash Present |
| Deputy Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party (Lok Sabha) | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture | |
| Member, Committee on Government Assurances | 1 September 2014 Template:Dash Present |
| Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term) | May 2014 |
| Minister of State for Civil Aviation | 1 May 2012 Template:Dash 2014 |
| Union Minister of State, Ministry of Civil Aviation | 28 October 2012 Template:Dash 2014 |
| Minister of State for Power | 1 May 2011 Template:Dash |
| Union Minister of State, Ministry of Power | 19 January 2011 Template:Dash 28 October 2012 |
| Member, India-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group | 22 July 2010 |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture | |
| Member, Railway Convention Committee | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture | 31 August 2009 |
| Member, Committee on Estimates | 6 August 2009 |
| Elected to 15th Lok Sabha | 2009 |
| Minister, Government of Kerala | 1 September 2004 Template:Dash 2006 |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Kerala | 2004 Template:Dash 2006 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Kerala | 1 May 1996 Template:Dash 2009 |
| Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (Three Terms) | 1996 Template:Dash 2009 |
Member of Coordination Committee of INDIA (Alliance)
He has been appointed as a member of the Coordination Committee of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance at its Mumbai convention on 1 September 2023.[10][11] The coordination committee will decide the national agenda, common campaign issues and common program of the country's main opposition alliance (I.N.D.I.A.).
References
- ↑ 'Not taking CPI's criticism seriously, Congress does not want CPI-free Kerala'. Kerala Kaumudi(2024-06-21). Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ↑ Rajya Sabha elections: Congress wins two seats, BJP wins one in Rajasthan(19 June 2020). Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ↑ Press Information Bureau.
- ↑ Venugopal, K.C.. niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ↑ Members of 10th KLA 1996-01
- ↑ Members of 11th KLA 2001-06
- ↑ Members of 12th KLA 2006-11
- ↑ For Venugopal, Kannur is the launch pad. The Hindu(2011-01-19). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ↑ CBI Takes Over Solar Scam Probe, Case Against Top Kerala Congress Leaders. NDTV(17 Aug 2021).
- ↑ Opposition alliance named 'INDIA', 11-member coordination committee to decide on all important issues. The Times of India(2023-07-19). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ↑ Sharad Pawar, Tejashwi, Raghav Chadha Named In I.N.D.I.A's 13-Member Coordination Panel, Singh, Mritunjay. ABP Live(September 2023). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
External links
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