Kodikunnil, Shri Suresh Constituency   : Mavelikkara (SC) (Kerala) Party Name     : Indian National Congress(INC) Email Address : kodikunnil[DOT]suresh[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in kodikunnilsuresh[AT]yahoo[DOT]com kodikunnilsuresh[AT]yahoo[DOT]co[DOT]in

Father’s Name Shri Kunjan Mother’s Name Smt. Thankamma Date of Birth 04 Jun 1962 Place of Birth Kodikunnil, Distt. Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 30 Jun 1994 Spouse’s Name Smt. Bindhu Suresh No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications Higher Secondary, LL.B. Educated at Govt-Law College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Profession Political and Social Worker Permanent Address School View, Kizhakekara, P.O. Kottarakara, Distt. Kollam, Kerala-691506 Telefax : (0474) 2454000, 09447145400 (M) Present Address 24, G.R.G. Road, New Delhi – 110 001 Tels. : (011) 23359009, 23710705, 09013180580 (M) Fax : (011) 23753787 Positions Held

1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha

1989-91 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour and Welfare

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

1991-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications

Member, Standing Committee on Communications

Member, Estimates Committee

Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table

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

1996 Executive Member, C.P.P.

General Secretary, I.Y.C.

Member, P.C.C., Kerala

Member, A.I.C.C.

Member, Railway Convention Committee

Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Fertilizers

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)

1999-2000 Member, Standing Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution

Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table

Member, Committee on Estimates

Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture

Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)

2009 onwards Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP)

6 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (2009-2010)

31 Aug. 2009 – 2012 Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development

23 Sep. 2009 Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament

2009 – 2012 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

1 May 2010 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

2011 – 2012 Chairman, Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament

28 Oct. 2012 – 2014 Union Minister of State, Labour and Employment

May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (6th term)

1 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Petitions

Member, Standing Committee on Labour

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

25 May 2015 onwards Member, National Monitoring Committee for the Education of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Persons With Disabilities

Member, National Shipping Board

17 Dec. 2018 Member, National Monitoring Committee for the Education of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Persons with Disabilities

Social And Cultural Activities Welfare of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Community and all other socially and economically backward communities; Conducting medical camps for financially Backward Classes; Conducting Job Mela for unemployed youths and conducting eye camps Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading; travelling; Working with people as a volunteer; Conducting National Youth Festivals and National Integration Camps Sports and Clubs Actively involved in promoting sports and Youth Clubs, Sports Clubs and other youth development activities; Organising Boat Races through Boat Clubs Countries Visited Australia, Bahrain, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, U.A.E. and U.S.A. Other Information President, (i) KRL Employees Association; (ii) Kerala Students Union Trivandrum* City Committee, 1981-83; and (iii) L.I.C. Employees Congress, Trivandrum* Division; Vice-President, Kerala Students Union, State Committee, 1983-97; General-Secretary, Kerala Students Union, 1987-90; Chairman, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Legal Studies, Trivandrum; Member, (i) Central Board of Fisheries, 1991-96; (ii) Telecom Advisory Committee, Kerala Circle, 1991-96; Convenor, Congress MPs of Kerala, 2009 – till date; Vice-Chairman, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan 2005 – 2008; Secretary, All India Congress Committee; General Secretary, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee and All India Youth Congress; Office bearer of several Trade Unions * Now Thiruvananthapuram

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