V. Muraleedharan

V. Muraleedharan
Minister of State for External Affairs
In office
31 May 2019 (2019-05-31) – 11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterS. Jaishankar
Preceded byV. K. Singh
Succeeded byKirti Vardhan Singh
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
In office
30 May 2019 (2019-05-30) – 11 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterPrahlad Joshi
Preceded byVijay Goel
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 2018 (2018-04-03) – 02 April 2024
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Kerala
In office
2010 (2010)–2015 (2015)
Succeeded byKummanam Rajasekharan
Personal details
Born (1958-12-12) 12 December 1958 (age 65)
Eranholi, Kerala, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Dr. K. S. Jayasree
(m. 1998)
Parents
  • Vannathanveetil Gopalan
  • Nampally Vellamvelly Devaki Amma
Alma materGovernment Brennen College, Thalassery
Websitevmuraleedharan.com

Vellamvelly Muraleedharan (born 12 December 1958) is an Indian politician from Kerala who served as Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs of India from 2019 to 2024. He was the eighth State President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kerala.[1][2][3] He was also a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He was sworn in as a Union Minister on 30 May 2019. On 12 June 2019, Muraleedharan was appointed Government Deputy Chief Whip in the Rajya Sabha.

  1. ^ V. Muraleedharan is new Kerala state BJP chief. The New Indian Express. 6 January 2010 http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article218962.ece Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ V Muraleedharan to continue as BJP Kerala President. Indian Express. 18 February 2013. http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1469297.ece
  3. ^ V Muraleedharan to continue as BJP President. Mathrubhumi. 18 February 2013 http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/kerala/v-muralidharan-to-continue-as-bjp-state-president-133260.html Archived 18 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine