V.S Siva Kumar വി.എസ് .ശിവകുമാര് |
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Member of legislative assembly | |
Constituency | Thiruvananthapuram |
Former Minister for Health, Family Welfare and Devaswom, Govt. of Kerala | |
In office 18 May 2011 – 19 May 2016 |
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Governor | H.R. Bhardwaj |
Preceded by | P. K. Shreemathi |
Succeeded by | K.K Shylaja |
Personal details | |
Born |
Amaravila, Thiruvananthapuram |
30 May 1960
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse(s) | Smt. Sindhu Salooja C.R |
Children | 2 daughters |
Residence | Sasthamangalam , Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
Religion | Nair, Hindu |
Website | http://www.minister-health.kerala.gov.in/ |
As of 26 Oct, 2012 Source: kerala.gov.in |
V. S. Sivakumar(Malayalam:വി.എസ് .ശിവകുമാര്) (born 30 May 1960 in Amaravila, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) is an Indian politician and the former Minister for Health, Family Welfare and Devaswom, Government of Kerala. He represented the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala winning against V. Surendran Pillai of KC(T) party in 2011 State Election. Siva Kumar is being elected to the state assembly for the first time. He was a member of Parliament in the 13th Lok Sabha representing Thiruvananthapuram Parliamentary Constituency. He was re-elected in 2016 state assemble election from same constituency.
V.S Siva Kumar was born to Shri K.V. Sadasivan Nair and Smt.B. Subhadra Amma at Amaravila near Neyyattinkara on 30 May 1960. He has completed BSc from Veluthampy Memorial N.S.S. College, Dhanuvachapuram, Thiruvananthapuram and LLB from Law Academy, Law College, Thiruvananthapuram. He married Smt. Sindhu Salooja C.R, have two daughters and lives near Sasthamangalam, Thiruvananthapuram.
V.S Siva Kumar started his political career through the Kerala Students Union (KSU) in 1978 and rose through the Youth Congress. He was elected the Chairman, Students’ Union, V.T.M.N.S.S. College, Dhanuvachapuram, Trivandrum in 1979-80. He served as Indian National Congress DCC President, AICC Member, KPCC Member and general secretary. He was the elected Member of Parliament in the 13th Lok Sabha representing Thiruvananthapuram Parliamentary Constituency.