Ramesh Chennithala | |
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| Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2011 | |
| Preceded by | B. Babuprasad |
| Constituency | Haripad |
| In office 1982–1989 | |
| Preceded by | C. B. C. Warrier |
| Succeeded by | K. K. Sreenivasan |
| Constituency | Haripad |
| Leader of the Opposition, Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 29 May 2016 – 20 May 2021 | |
| Governor | P. Sathasivam Arif Mohammad Khan |
| Preceded by | V. S. Achuthanandan |
| Succeeded by | V. D. Satheesan |
| Minister of Home Affairs, Government of Kerala | |
| In office 1 January 2014 – 20 May 2016 | |
| Chief Minister | Oommen Chandy |
| Preceded by | Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan |
| Succeeded by | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Minister for Rural Development, Government of Kerala | |
| In office 5 June 1986 – 25 March 1987 | |
| Chief Minister | K. Karunakaran |
| Preceded by | N/A |
| Succeeded by | T. Sivadasa Menon |
| President of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 2005–2014 | |
| Preceded by | K. Muraleedharan |
| Succeeded by | V. M. Sudheeran |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | P. J. Kurien |
| Succeeded by | C. S. Sujatha |
| Constituency | Mavelikara |
| In office 1989–1998 | |
| Preceded by | K. Suresh Kurup |
| Succeeded by | K. Suresh Kurup |
| Constituency | Kottayam |
| AICC incharge for Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 24 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | H. K. Patil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1956 Mavelikkara, Travancore–Cochin (present day Kerala), India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse |
Anita Ramesh (m. 1986) |
| Parent(s) | V. Ramakrishnan Nair Devaki Amma |
| Alma mater | |
Ramesh Chennithala, [ɾɐmeːʃ t͡ʃen̺ːit̪ːɐlɐ], (born 25 May 1956), is an Indian politician, and a permanent invitee to Working Committee of the Indian National Congress. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly.[2] He also served as the state Home Minister in the Government of Kerala for two years. He holds the record of the youngest minister in Kerala at the age of 28.[3]
Chennithala has served as a Member of Parliament for four terms from Kottayam and Mavelikkara Parliament Constituencies and as a member of the Legislative assembly (MLA) for five terms including the current term from Haripad assembly constituency. He is the only leader from South India to hold the position of President of both State Students Union (KSU) and National Students Union (NSUI). He is also the only Malayali to hold the position of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) President during the time of Rajiv Gandhi. He has represented the highest body of the Indian National Congress, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) in 2004.
- ^ "Parlement of India". parliamentofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Ramesh Chennithala elected as new opposition leader". Times of India. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Congress Elects Ramesh Chennithala As Leader Of Opposition In Kerala Assembly". NDTV.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.