K. C. Joseph (Kuttanadu politician)
Dr. K. C. Joseph (born July 16, 1949) was a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly in India representing the Janadhipathya Kerala Congress party.[1]
Joseph was born in Kuttanad Kerala and completed his MBBS from Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala in the year 1975.
A medical doctor by profession, he began his legislative career in 1977 from Perambara in Kozhikode district and later from Kuttanadu in 1982 which he held for 24 years until 2006.[1][2] In 1982 he was the first to be appointed as the Government Chief Whip in the history of Kerala Legislative Assembly, where he served until 1987.[1]
Joseph also has held the positions of Deputy Leader, Kerala Congress Legislature Party Leader, Kerala Congress Legislature Party Syndicate Member, Cochin University and General Secretary, Kerala Congress (1979 –91).
References
- ^ a b c Kerala Legislature (1949-07-16). "Dr. K. C. Joseph". Niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ "Kerala / Alappuzha News : Dissent in fronts as pre-poll preparations reach final stage". The Hindu. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-11-07.