| Ramesh Chennitala |
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|---|---|
| President of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1956 Alleppey, Kerala, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Smt. Anita Ramesh [1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Religion | Hindu Nair |
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).[2]
Positions Held
1980-82 President, Kerala Students Union
1982-84 President, National Students Union of India
1982-89 Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly from harippad
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 from harippad
1989 Member, Committee on Petitions, Kerala Legislative Assembly,
Elected to 9th Lok Sabha from kottayam
1990-91 Member, Committee on Official Language
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)from kottayam
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)from kottayam
1997 Secretary, A.I.C.C
1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)from mavelikkara
1999-2000 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
2005- President, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
2011- Member Kerala Legislative Assembly from harippad