Indian politician
J. Krishna Palemar
In office 7 June 2008 โ 9 February 2012Ministry
Term
Minister of Ports & Inland Transport 7 June 2008 - 9 February 2012 Minister of Fisheries 7 June 2008 - 22 September 2010 Minister of Hindu Religious Organizations & Endowments 22 September 2010 - 9 February 2012 Minister of Ecology & Environment 22 September 2010 - 9 February 2012 In office 2008โ2013Preceded by Constituency created Succeeded by Mohiuddin Bava Constituency Mangalore City North In office 2004โ2008Preceded by Vijaya Kumar Shetty Succeeded by Constituency ceased to exist Constituency Surathkal
Born Mangalore , Karnataka Political party Bharatiya Janata party
J. Krishna Palemar is a former member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Mangalore City North (and erstwhile Surathkal ) and a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party , who had served as Minister of Environment and Ports in the B. S. Yeddyurappa government and as Minister for Ports, Science and Technology in the D. V. Sadananda Gowda Government. He is a realtor, builder, businessman, and educationist.
He resigned as a Minister on 8 February 2012, during the Video clip controversy , when he was caught on camera viewing a pornographic video clip on a mobile device.[ 1] [ 2]
Member of Legislative Assembly
He was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly in the following years.
Positions held
Minister for Fisheries, Ports and Inland Water Transport; Small Savings and Lotteries[ 3]
Minister for Ports, Science and Technology
District-in-charge Minister for Dakshina Kannada and Madikeri
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