K. N. Balagopal
Birth date28 July 1963 (age 63)
Birth placeKalanjoor, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India
Office 2Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
1blanknameChief Minister
1namedataPinarayi Vijayan
Term start 23 April 2010
Term end 22 April 2016
Constituency 2Kerala
Office Former Minister for Finance, Government of Kerala
Term start20 May 2021
Term end4 May 2026
PredecessorT. M. Thomas Isaac
SuccessorV.D. Satheesan
SpouseAsha Prabhakaran
Parents
  • P. K. Narayana Panicker
  • Radhamony Amma
PartyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Alma materKerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram
Office 1Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Constituency 1Kottarakkara
Predecessor 1P. Aisha Potty
Term start 124 May 2021
2blanknameDepartments[1]
2namedata
  • Finance
  • National Savings
  • Stores Purchase
  • State Goods and Services Tax (Commercial Taxes)
  • Agricultural Income Tax
  • Treasuries
  • Lotteries
  • State Audit
  • Kerala State Financial Enterprises
  • State Insurance
  • Kerala Financial Corporation
  • Stamps and Stamp Duties
  • Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB)
  • Local Fund Audit
  • Public Enterprises

Kalanjoor Narayana Panicker Balagopal (born 28 July 1963) is an Indian Politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist), who previously served as the Minister for Finance for the [2][3][4] Government of Kerala and Member of Legislative Assembly representing Kottarakkara. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha the Upper house of Indian Parliament from 2010 to 2016.[5][6][7]

Personal life

Son of P. K. Narayana Panicker and Radhamony Amma, Balagopal was born at Kalanjoor, Pathanamthitta on 28 July 1963. Balagopal is an M.Com., LL.B., LL.M. graduate as well as a social and political worker. He married Asha Prabhakaran on 24 March 1999 and the couple have one son and one daughter. His brother K. N. Madhusoodanan, an entrepreneur with business interests in varied fields, is the part time chairman of Dhanlaxmi Bank.[8]

Political career

He entered politics through Students Federation of India and held positions such as district president (Kollam), state president (Kerala), and all India President of SFI and DYFI. He was also the President of Kerala University Employees Confederation and a Member of Student Syndicate, Kerala University. He was the Political Secretary of Chief Minister of Kerala, V.S. Achuthanandan from 31 May 2006 – 13 March 2010. He is a member of CPI(M) Kerala State Committee since 1998. He was elected to Rajya sabha in April 2010 and was a Member of Parliament from April 2010-April 2016. In the 2021 Kerala Assembly Election, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly from Kottarakkara constituency by a margin of 10,814.[9] He is now selected as Central Committee member of CPI(M).

References

  1. ^ "Council of Ministers". Kerala Legislative Assembly. Government of Kerala. Archived 2026-03-24 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Kerala: V Shivankutty to be new education minister, KN Balagopal to helm finance department". Vivek Karindalam. Times Now. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Notifications - Government of Kerala, India". kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  5. ^ "17 members take oath in Rajya Sabha". The Times of India. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Detailed Profile: Shri K.N. Balagopal". archive.india.gov.in. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  7. ^ "RS membership, safe seats likely for JD(U)". The Times of India. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Shri. K.N Madhusoodanan -Chairman | Dhanlaxmi Bank"
  9. ^ "Members Page". Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.