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Kadakampally Surendran
Kadakampally Surendran (born 12 October 1954)[2] is an Indian politician, who served as the Minister for Co-Operation, Tourism, and Devaswom in the first Pinarayi Vijayan ministry (2016–2021) of the Government of Kerala. He was the Thiruvananthapuram District Committee Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for nearly a decade (2007–2016).[3] A member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), he is presently a member of the Kerala state committee of the party. He is also an elected representative in the 15th Kerala legislative assembly from the Kazhakkoottam assembly constituency in the Thiruvananthapuram district. Surendran has been a prominent figure of the CPI(M) and other leftist progressive movements in the district of Thiruvananthapuram for more than four decades. Early life and educationBorn as the son of C. K. Krishnan Kutty and Bhagavathi Kutty on 12 October 1954 at Kadakampally of Thiruvananthapuram district, Surendran had his education from Sambhuvattom Lower Primary School, Madhavapuram Upper Primary School, St. Joseph High School, S N College, Chempazhanthy, and University College, Thiruvananthapuram. Personal lifeHe is married to Sulekha Surendran and has two children, Arun and Anoop. His wife Sulekha is a retired high school teacher from AMHSS, Thirumala, Thiruvananthapuram. Surendran and his wife currently reside at Karikkakom, Thiruvananthapuram. Political lifeAt school, he was active in student movements and cultural activities. He came to the political front and social activities from his constant association with youth organizations and library movements. In 1974, he became a CPI(M) member. He served the party as its secretary, Anayara Branch, secretary, Local Committee Pettah, secretary, Vanchiyur Area Committee, member, District Committee Thiruvananthapuram, and secretary, District Committee Thiruvananthapuram. In 2008, he was elected to the Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M) in its 19th State Conference held at Kottayam. Other mass organizationsHe is also a forerunner in trade union activities in the state of Kerala. He is a member of the National Council of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), a socialist organization of trade unions in India. He is the office-bearer of many trade unions, including the Confederation of Transport Workers, the Kerala Bank Employees Federation (KBEF), and the Keltron Employees Association (CITU). Previously, he was the office bearer of the K.S.F.D.C Employees Union, the C-DIT Employees Association, the Co-operative Academy of Professional Education (CAPE) Employees Union, the Titanium General Labour Union (CITU), and SPATO. Parliamentary positions held
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