K. R. Ramesh Kumar

K. Ramappa Ramesh Kumar (b 1949) is an Indian politician , Former speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly and member of the Indian National Congress from the state of Karnataka.

K. R. Ramesh Kumar
Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
25 May 2018 – 29 July 2019
Preceded byK. B. Koliwad, INC
Succeeded byVishweshwar Hegde Kageri, BJP
In office
27 December 1994 – 24 October 1999
Preceded byV. S. Koujalagi
Succeeded byM. V. Venkatappa
Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka
In office
13 September 2016 – 23 May 2018
Preceded byU. T. Khader
Succeeded byShivanand Patil, INC
Personal details
Born (1949-11-22) 22 November 1949
Addagal (Srinivaspura,Kolar)
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
ResidenceDomlur,
Bengaluru
EducationBachelor of science
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAgriculturist

Ramesh Kumar is a six-term member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Srinivaspur assembly constituency in Kolar district. In June 2016, Ramesh Kumar was inducted into the Siddaramaiah led government of Karnataka as a cabinet minister. Ramesh Kumar held the Health and Family Welfare Ministry portfolio in the Government of Karnataka.[1][2] He was elected unopposed as the speaker of 15th Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 2018 after JD(S) and Congress unity.

Ministry

Besides holding the Health and Family Welfare Ministry portfolio Ramesh Kumar in his forty-year political career has held many posts in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and the Government of Karnataka. Ramesh Kumar was the Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 27.12.1994 to 24.10.1999.[4][5][6]

Controversy

In 2019, Ramesh Kumar made an insensitive and crass humor statement in the Assembly where he compared himself with a rape survivor having to go repeated questioning during the discussion on the controversial audio clips that allegedly mentioning his name for taking Rs. 50 crore.[7] After facing backlash from various women legislators, activists and media, he apologised to the MLA's later, clarifying it as a media hype.[8][9]

References
  1. "Health and Family Welfare Department". kla.kar.nic.in.
  2. Prabhu, Nagesh (22 June 2016). "Kagodu gets Revenue, Ramesh Kumar given Health". The Hindu. thehindu.com.
  3. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Srinivaspur Assembly Constituency". elections.in.
  4. "Kumaraswamy criticises former Speaker Ramesh Kumar". The Hindu. thehindu.com. 20 April 2013.
  5. "Karnataka cabinet reshuffle: Know your new ministers". The Times of India. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. "Ramesh Kumar may contest from Bangalore South". The Hindu. thehindu.com. 3 March 2009.
  7. S; Feb 12, eep Moudgal | TNN |; 2019; Ist, 21:12. "Karnataka assembly speaker Ramesh Kumar compares himself with a rape survivor | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 February 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. "Speaker's remark on rape condemned". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 14 February 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 February 2020.CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. BengaluruFebruary 14, Nolan Pinto; February 14, 2019UPDATED:; Ist, 2019 00:19. "I'm sorry, media hyped it: Karnataka assembly speaker on his rape remark". India Today. Retrieved 4 February 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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