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| '''Pinarayi Vijayan''' is an influential ] politician and a former minister of ], South ]. He was born 21st March 1944 in Pinarayi in Kannur district. Currently he is the Secretary of the Kerala State Committee of ] (CPIM) and a politbureau member. Pinarayi Vijayan entered politics through student union activities and eventually joined the Communist Party in 1964. He was the President and Secretary of the Kerala Student's Federation (KSF) and also served as the President of Kerala State Youth Federation (KSYF). During that period, when communists in Kerala were organising the poltical activities from different hide-outs, Pinarayi Vijayan was imprisoned for one and half years. Late he was elected the President of the Kerala State co-operative Bank. 1970 witnessed his entry in to the ]. He was re-elected in 1977, 1991 and 1996. He was the Minister for Electric power and Co-operatives in the ] ministry from 1996 to 1998. In 1998 after the demise of the CPI(M) state secretary Chadayan Govindan, Pinarayi Vijayan resigned from the ministry and took charge of the party. He was elected to the Polit Bureau of CPI(M) in 2002. He has been involved in an ideological and power struggle with ] , the current chief minister of the state. He is also under the shadow of corruption charges levelled against him in his role for signing a power project wih the canadian company ] | |||
| '''Pinarai Vijayan''', a ] politician from ], ]. He is a Polit Bureau member of ], and ] State Committee Secretary of CPI(M). | |||
| ⚫ | He is married with two children. | ||
| === Positions held === | |||
| He was the Electricity & Cooperation minister in the ] cabinet ]-], from which he resigned in October ] in order to take over as the Kerala state secretary of CPI(M) which was necessitated by the death of the then CPI(M) state secretary, ].Mr.Vijayan was substitued by S. Sarma in the ministry. | |||
| ⚫ | * Was State President and Secretary of Kerala Student's Federation and President of Kerala *State Youth Federation. | ||
| Now Mr.Pinanrayi is under the shadow of controversy over the ].This scandal is one of the Major scandal in the history of Kerala which cause the government to loss 3Billion Indian Rupees. As the Minister for Electricity, he entered an agreement with Canadian company ] and caused loss. | |||
| ⚫ | * Served as President of Kerala State Co-operative Bank | ||
| ⚫ | * Elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in ], ], ] and ]. | ||
| ⚫ | * Served as Cabinet Minister in Kerala Government between 1996 and ] | ||
| ⚫ | * Secretary of the Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M) since ] | ||
| ⚫ | * Elected to the Polit Bureau in ] | ||
| === Timeline of significant happenings === | |||
| *Date of Birth : ], ] | |||
| *Graduate | |||
| *Entered ] through student movement | |||
| *Joined Communist Party in ] | |||
| *] for one and half years | |||
| ⚫ | *Was State President and Secretary of Kerala Student's Federation and President of Kerala *State Youth Federation. | ||
| ⚫ | *Served as President of Kerala State Co-operative Bank | ||
| ⚫ | *Elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in ], ], ] and ]. | ||
| ⚫ | *Served as Cabinet Minister in Kerala Government between 1996 and ] | ||
| ⚫ | *Secretary of the Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M) since ] | ||
| ⚫ | *Elected to the Polit Bureau in ] | ||
| ⚫ | |||
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Revision as of 09:58, 14 July 2006
Pinarayi Vijayan is an influential communist politician and a former minister of Kerala, South India. He was born 21st March 1944 in Pinarayi in Kannur district. Currently he is the Secretary of the Kerala State Committee of Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) and a politbureau member. Pinarayi Vijayan entered politics through student union activities and eventually joined the Communist Party in 1964. He was the President and Secretary of the Kerala Student's Federation (KSF) and also served as the President of Kerala State Youth Federation (KSYF). During that period, when communists in Kerala were organising the poltical activities from different hide-outs, Pinarayi Vijayan was imprisoned for one and half years. Late he was elected the President of the Kerala State co-operative Bank. 1970 witnessed his entry in to the Kerala Legislative Assembly. He was re-elected in 1977, 1991 and 1996. He was the Minister for Electric power and Co-operatives in the E.K. Nayanar ministry from 1996 to 1998. In 1998 after the demise of the CPI(M) state secretary Chadayan Govindan, Pinarayi Vijayan resigned from the ministry and took charge of the party. He was elected to the Polit Bureau of CPI(M) in 2002. He has been involved in an ideological and power struggle with V S Achutanandan , the current chief minister of the state. He is also under the shadow of corruption charges levelled against him in his role for signing a power project wih the canadian company SNC Lavalin He is married with two children.
Positions held
- Was State President and Secretary of Kerala Student's Federation and President of Kerala *State Youth Federation.
- Served as President of Kerala State Co-operative Bank
- Elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1970, 1977, 1991 and 1996.
- Served as Cabinet Minister in Kerala Government between 1996 and 1998
- Secretary of the Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M) since 1998
- Elected to the Polit Bureau in 2002
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