K. C. Venugopal

K. C. Venugopal
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 19 June 2020 (2020-06-19) – 4 June 2024 (2024-06-04)
Preceded by	Vijay Goel
Succeeded by	Neeraj Dangi
Constituency	Rajasthan
General Secretary (O) All India Congress Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 2019 (2019)
AICC President	Sonia Gandhi (2019 - 2022) Mallikarjun Kharge (2022 - present)
Preceded by	Ashok Gehlot
General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee for Karnataka
In office 22 June 2018 (2018-06-22) – 11 September 2020 (2020-09-11)
President	Rahul Gandhi
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Randeep Surjewala
13th Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation
In office 28 October 2012 (2012-10-28) – 26 May 2014 (2014-05-26)
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Minister	Ajit Singh
Preceded by	Jayanthi Natarajan
Succeeded by	G. M. Siddeswara
22nd Union Minister of State for Power
In office 20 January 2011 (2011-01-20) – 28 October 2012 (2012-10-28)
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Minister	Sushilkumar Shinde Veerappa Moily
Preceded by	Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki
Succeeded by	Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024 (2024-06-04)
Preceded by	A. M. Ariff
Constituency	Alappuzha, Kerala
In office 31 May 2009 (2009-05-31) – 23 May 2019 (2019-05-23)
Preceded by	K. S. Manoj
Succeeded by	A. M. Ariff
Constituency	Alappuzha, Kerala
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 1996 (1996)–2009 (2009)
Preceded by	K. P. Ramachandran Nair
Succeeded by	A. A. Shukoor
Constituency	Alappuzha
Personal details
Born	(1963-02-04) 4 February 1963 (age 61) Payyanur, Kerala, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Asha Venugopal
Children	2
Parents	Kunjukrishnan Nambi Janaki Amma
Residence(s)	Alappuzha, Kerala
Alma mater	University of Calicut
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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^[1] 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^[2] in the UPA Government.