In this Indian name, the name Kozhummal Chattadi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Venugopal.

K. C. Venugopal
Official portrait, 2019
Chairman of Public Accounts Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 August 2024
Appointed by Om Birla
(Speaker of the Lok Sabha)
Preceded by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
19 June 2020 (2020-06-19) – 4 June 2024 (2024-06-04)
Preceded by Vijay Goel
Succeeded by Ravneet Singh Bittu
Constituency Rajasthan
AICC General Secretary (organisation)
Incumbent
Assumed office
2019 (2019)
AICC President
  • Sonia Gandhi (till 2022)
  • Mallikarjun Kharge (from 2022)
Preceded by Ashok Gehlot
AICC General Secretary In-Charge for Karnataka
In office
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22) – 11 September 2020 (2020-09-11)
AICC President
  • Rahul Gandhi (till 2019)
  • Sonia Gandhi (from 2019)
Preceded by Office established
Succeeded by Randeep Surjewala
13th Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation
In office
28 October 2012 (2012-10-28) – 26 May 2014 (2014-05-26)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Minister Ajit Singh
Preceded by Jayanthi Natarajan
Succeeded by G. M. Siddeswara
22nd Union Minister of State for Power
In office
20 January 2011 (2011-01-20) – 28 October 2012 (2012-10-28)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Minister
  • Sushilkumar Shinde
  • Veerappa Moily
Preceded by Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki
Succeeded by Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2024 (2024-06-04)
Preceded by A. M. Ariff
Constituency Alappuzha, Kerala
In office
31 May 2009 (2009-05-31) – 23 May 2019 (2019-05-23)
Preceded by K. S. Manoj
Succeeded by A. M. Ariff
Constituency Alappuzha, Kerala
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
1996 (1996) – 2009 (2009)
Preceded by K. P. Ramachandran Nair
Succeeded by A. A. Shukoor
Constituency Alappuzha
Personal details
Born Kozhummal Chattadi Venugopal
(1963-02-04) 4 February 1963 (age 63)
Payyanur, Kerala, India
Party Indian National Congress
Spouse
Asha.
​
(m. 1995)​
Children 2
Parents
  • Kunjukrishnan
  • Janaki Amma
Alma mater
University of Calicut
Source [1]

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 and Janaki Amma in Payyanur, Kannur District of Kerala.[4]

Political life

K. C. Venugopal taking charge as the Minister of Power in Manmohan Singh ministry.

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

Positions Held
Position Duration
Chairperson, Committee on Public Accounts 14 August 2024  – Present
Elected to 18th Lok Sabha June 2024
Member, Committee on Defence September 2021  – Present
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Education July 2020  – Present
Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture July 2020  – September 2021
Elected to Rajya Sabha June 2020  – 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  – Present
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
Member, Railway Convention Committee (R.C.C.) 27 April 2015  – Present
Deputy Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party (Lok Sabha)
Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture
Member, Committee on Government Assurances 1 September 2014  – Present
Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term) May 2014
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation 1 May 2012  – 2014
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Civil Aviation 28 October 2012  – 2014
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Power 1 May 2011  –
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Power 19 January 2011  – 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
Cabinet Minister, Government of Kerala 1 September 2004  – 2006
Minister for Tourism and Devaswom, Government of Kerala 2004  – 2006
Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Kerala 1 May 1996  – 2009
Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (Three Terms) 1996  – 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

  1. ^ "'Not taking CPI's criticism seriously, Congress does not want CPI-free Kerala'". Kerala Kaumudi. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Rajya Sabha elections: Congress wins two seats, BJP wins one in Rajasthan". The Tribune. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Press Information Bureau".
  4. ^ "Venugopal, K.C." (PDF). niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  5. ^ Members of 10th KLA 1996-01
  6. ^ Members of 11th KLA 2001-06
  7. ^ Members of 12th KLA 2006-11
  8. ^ "For Venugopal, Kannur is the launch pad". The Hindu. 19 January 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  9. ^ "CBI Takes Over Solar Scam Probe, Case Against Top Kerala Congress Leaders". NDTV. 17 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Opposition alliance named 'INDIA', 11-member coordination committee to decide on all important issues". The Times of India. 19 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  11. ^ Singh, Mritunjay (September 2023). "Sharad Pawar, Tejashwi, Raghav Chadha Named In I.N.D.I.A's 13-Member Coordination Panel". ABP Live. Retrieved 1 September 2023.