Ramesh Chennithala

Ramesh Chennithala (born 25 May 1956, in Chennithala, Mavelikkara, Kerala, India) is an Indian politician. He is the son of late Ramakrishnan Nair. He was elected a Member of Parliament thrice and was also a Kerala State Cabinet Minister at the age of 27 under mentor ship of late K. Karunakaran. He is a Working Committee member of Congress Party and is the President of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).

Positions Held

1980-82 President, Kerala Students Union

1982-84 President, National Students Union of India

1982-89 Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly

1982-83 Member, Library Committee, Kerala Legislative Assembly

1985-86 General Secretary, Indian Youth Congress (I)

1986-87 Cabinet Minister, Rural Development, Kerala

1986-90 President, Pradesh Youth Congress (I), Kerala

1987-89 Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly

1989 Member, Committee on Petitions, Kerala Legislative Assembly,

Elected to 9th Lok Sabha

1990-91 Member, Committee on Official Language

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development

1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1991-95 President, I.Y.C. (I)

1991-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce

1992-94 Executive Member, Congress (I) Parliamentary Party

1993-96 Member, Standing Committee on Commerce

Member, Standing Committee on Labour

1994-96 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

1994 Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee

1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1997 Secretary,...
Read More