# K. C. Venugopal

K. C. Venugopal (born 4 February 1963) is an Indian politician who is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha elected from Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency and former member of parliament in Upper House and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He has been appointed a General Secretary of AICC and in charge of Karnataka on 29 April 2017. Later, he was given additional charge of the general secretary of the organization. He was the Minister of State for Civil Aviation & Ministry of Power in the UPA Government.

## Personal life

K. C. Venugopal was born on 4 February 1963 to Kunjukrishnan Nambi and Janaki Amma in Payyanur, Kannur District of Kerala.

## Political life

He came to active politics through the Student Movement of the Indian National Congress. He became the State President of the Kerala Students Union and State President of the Indian Youth Congress, He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Alappuzha Constituency in 1996, 2001 and 2006. He served as the Minister for Dewaswom and Tourism in the Oommen Chandy Ministry from 2004-06. He contested the General Elections to Loksabha from Alappuzha Constituency in 2009 and was elected.
On 29 April 2017, he was chosen as general secretary of All India Congress Committee. He also was made in charge of Congress War Rooms in many elections. He was elected from Rajasthan as a Member of parliament Rajya Sabha on 19 June 2020.

## Positions Held

Positions Held :
| Position | Duration |
| Chairperson, Committee on Public Accounts | 14 August 2024 – Present |
| Elected to 18th Lok Sabha | June 2024 |
| Member, Committee on Defence | September 2021 – Present |
| Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Education | July 2020 – Present |
| Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture | July 2020 – September 2021 |
| Elected to Rajya Sabha | June 2020 |
| Member, Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provision (Amendment) Bill, 2016 | 11 May 2016 – Present |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development | |
| Member, Railway Convention Committee (R.C.C.) | 27 April 2015 – Present |
| Deputy Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party (Lok Sabha) | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture | |
| Member, Committee on Government Assurances | 1 September 2014 – Present |
| Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term) | May 2014 |
| Minister of State for Civil Aviation | 1 May 2012 – 2014 |
| Union Minister of State, Ministry of Civil Aviation | 28 October 2012 – 2014 |
| Minister of State for Power | 1 May 2011 – |
| Union Minister of State, Ministry of Power | 19 January 2011 – 28 October 2012 |
| Member, India-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group | 22 July 2010 |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture | |
| Member, Railway Convention Committee | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture | 31 August 2009 |
| Member, Committee on Estimates | 6 August 2009 |
| Elected to 15th Lok Sabha | 2009 |
| Minister, Government of Kerala | 1 September 2004 – 2006 |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Kerala | 2004 – 2006 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Kerala | 1 May 1996 – 2009 |
| Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (Three Terms) | 1996 – 2009 |

## Member of coordination committee of INDIA (Alliance)

He has been appointed as a member of the Coordination Committee of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance at its Mumbai convention on 1 September 2023. The coordination committee will decide the national agenda, common campaign issues and common program of the country's main opposition alliance (I.N.D.I.A.).