Kadakampally Surendran

Kadakampally Surendran (കടകംപള്ളി സുരേന്ദ്രൻ) (born 31 December 1954) is an Indian politician and a social worker who is the current Minister for Co- Operation, Tourism and Devaswom in Government of Kerala. A member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), he is presently a member of the Kerala State Committee of the party. He served as its Thiruvananthapuram District Committee Secretary for nine years from 2007 - 2016. Kadakampally has been a prominent figureof the CPI(M) and other leftistprogressive movements in the district of Thiruvananthapuram for more than four decades. He is also a forefronter in the trade union activities in the state of Kerala.

Born as the son of C. K. Krishnan Kutty and Bhagavathi Kutty on 31 December 1954 at Kadakampally of Thiruvananthapuram district, Surendran had his education from Sambhuvattom Lower Primary School, Madhavapuram Upper Primary School, St. Joseph High School, S N College, Chempazhanthy and University College, Thiruvananthapuram.

His wife Sulekha is a retired Asst. HM from AMHSS, Thirumala, Thiruvananthapuram. She belongs to Sreekaryam. The couple have two sons Arun Surendran and Anoop Surendran.

Right from his school days, he was active in student movements and cultural activities. He came to political front and social activities from his constant association with youthorganizations .

In the year 1974, he became a member of CPI(M). He served the party as its Secretary, Anayara Branch , Secretary , Local Committee Petta , Secretary, Vanchiyur Area Committee, Member, District Committee Trivandrum and Secretary , District Committee Trivandrum. In 2008, he was elected as a member, Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M) in its 19th State Conference which was Held at Kottayam.

Presently, he is the member of the National Council of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), a socialist organisation of trade unions in India .He serves as the office-bearer of many trade unions including Auto-Taxi Workers Federation, K.S.F.D.C Employees Union, C-DIT Employees Association, Co-operative Academy of Professional Education (CAPE) Employees Union and SPATO .

1. Served as theVice-President of Kadakampally Grama Panchayat (1977-1982).
2. Elected to the first District Council with a mammoth margin from Pettah division (1990-1991).
3. Elected as Member of Legislative Assembly of Kerala with a mammoth margin of more than 24000 votes from Kazhakuttom constituency and was the chairman of Backward Caste Welfare Committee (1996-2001).
4. Elected twice to the Syndicate of the University of Kerala (2006 & 2014).
5. Served as the President, Thiruvananthapuram District Library Council for 15 years (1995-2010).
6. Served as the President, Kerala State Co-Operative Bank (2006-2008).