Ramesh Chennithala

Ramesh Chennithala
Ramesh Chennithala
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1 June 2011
Preceded byB. Babuprasad
ConstituencyHaripad
In office
1982–1989
Preceded byC. B. C. Warrier
Succeeded byK. K. Sreenivasan
ConstituencyHaripad
Leader of the Opposition, Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
29 May 2016 – 20 May 2021
GovernorP. Sathasivam
Arif Mohammad Khan
Preceded byV. S. Achuthanandan
Succeeded byV. D. Satheesan
Minister for Home & Vigilance,
Government of Kerala
In office
1 January 2014 – 20 May 2016
Chief MinisterOommen Chandy
Preceded byThiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
Succeeded byPinarayi Vijayan
Minister for Rural Development,
Government of Kerala
In office
5 June 1986 – 25 March 1987
Chief MinisterK. Karunakaran
Preceded byN/A
Succeeded byT. Sivadasa Menon
President of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
2005–2014
Preceded byK. Muraleedharan
Succeeded byV. M. Sudheeran
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
6 October 1999 – 16 May 2004
Preceded byP. J. Kurien
Succeeded byC. S. Sujatha
ConstituencyMavelikara
In office
1989–1998
Preceded byK. Suresh Kurup
Succeeded byK. Suresh Kurup
ConstituencyKottayam
AICC incharge for Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
Assumed office
24 December 2023
Preceded byH. K. Patil
Personal details
Born (1956-05-25) 25 May 1956
Chennithala, Travancore–Cochin (present day Kerala), India
PartyIndian National Congress
Spouse
Anitha Ramesh
(m. 1986)
Parent(s)V. Ramakrishnan Nair
Devaki Amma
Alma materGovernment Law College, Thiruvananthapuram
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Ramesh Ramakrishnan Chennithala, [ɾɐmeːʃ t͡ʃenːit̪ːɐlɐ], (born 25 May 1956), is an Indian politician, and a permanent invitee to Working Committee of the Indian National Congress. He was a previous Minister for the state of Kerala and the Leader of the Opposition in the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly.