Karunakaran, Shri K. Constituency   : Mukundapuram (Kerala) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC) Email Address : karunakaran[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Shri Ramunni Marar Mother’s Name Late Smt. Kaliyani Amma Date of Birth 05 Jul 1918 Place of Birth Kannur (Kerala) Marital Status Widower Date of Marriage 02 Jun 1954 Spouse’s Name Late Smt. Kalyanikutty Amma No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications Matriculate Educated at Raja’s High School and College of Arts, Trissur (Kerala) Profession Artist Social Worker, Trade Unionist Permanent Address Murali Mandiram, Punkunnam, Trissur, Kerala Present Address 9, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi – 110011 (011) 23794667, 23792565 Positions Held

1945-47 Member, Trichur Municipal Corporation

1948-49 Member, Cochin Legislative Assembly

1952-54 Member, Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly

Chief Whip, Congress Legislative Party, Kerala

1965-95 Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (seven terms)

1967-69 Leader of the Opposition, Kerala Legislative Assembly (four times)

1968-70 Chairman, Public Accounts Committee

1969 onwards Member, Congress Working Committee

1971-77 Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs, Kerala

March-April 1977 Chief Minister, Kerala

1978 Leader of the Opposition, Kerala Legislative Assembly

1980-81 Leader of the Opposition, Kerala Legislative Assembly (four times)

1981-82 Chief Minister, Kerala (2nd term)

1982-87 Chief Minister, Kerala (3rd term)

1984 onwards Member, Congress Parliamentary Board

1987 Chairman, Committee on Socio-economic Policies, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)

1987-91 Leader of the Opposition, Kerala Legislative Assembly (four times)

1991-95 Chief Minister, Kerala (4th term)

1995-96 Union Cabinet Minister, Industries

1995-98 Member, Rajya Sabha

Member, Committee on Science and Technology

Member, Committee on Environment and Forests

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce

1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99 Chairman, Committee on Energy and its Sub-Committees

Member, Rules Committee

Member, General Purposes Committee

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1999-2000 Member, Rules Committee

Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism

Social And Cultural Activities Represented various socio-cultural fora as a student Special Interests Arts and painting Countries Visited Widely travelled (12 countries) Other Information Actively participated in Freedom Struggle; organised trade unions; Founder-Member, Indian National Trade Union Congress (I.N.T.U.C.), Kerala; Chairman, Committee on Population, National Development Council, 1992; Convenor, Committee on Price Rise, Unemployment and Housing, A.I.C.C.; and Member, Indian Delegation to I.L.O. Conference, 1957

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