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K.LAKSHMINARAYANAN
Pro-Term Speaker of Puducherry Legislative Assembly
In office
26-MAY-2021 – 16-JUN-2021
Former Minister of Education,Renvenue,Toursim,Art &Culture, Government of Puducherry
In office
2001 (2001)–2005 (2005)
Parliamentary secretary to Chief Minister of Puducherry
In office
2016–2021
Member Of Legislative Assembly
Puducherry
In office
2001–2026
ConstituencyCassicade-Raj Bhavan (Union Territory Assembly constituency)
PuducherryState President Indian National Trade Union Congress [1]
In office
1990–2005
Personal details
Born
Lakshminarayanan Kannan

(1960-06-10) 10 June 1960 (age 64)
Political partyAll India NR Congress
SpouseVimala Lakshminarayanan
Children2 Daughters
ResidencePuducherry, India
OccupationLawyer,Politician

K. Lakshminarayanan was minister of Education, Revenue, Tourism and Art & Culture under the Chief Minister Honorable N. Rangaswamy's government from 2001 to 2005.He served twice as Member Of Legislative Assembly from Cassicade and three tenures from Raj Bhavan (Union Territory Assembly constituency) constituency from 2001 to Current Election.He served as Pro-Term Speaker in 15th Puducherry Legislative Assembly. [2]

Early life

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K. Lakshminarayanan was born in Kanchipuram Tamilnadu, the son of Kannan, and Krishnaveni. He did his B.Sc., (Botany) from Loyola College, Chennai, LLB from Dr. Ambedkar Govt. Law College, Puducherry

Political career

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• Served in Student Congress (NSUI) Union from 1980 to 1984. • Active member of State Youth Congress when Sri Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister., Underwent training as Youth Co-Ordinator for one month under the Indian Youth Congress Training Program got up as an ambitious program of late Sri Rajiv Gandhi. • Worked as full time party worker in State Youth Congress Wing from 1984 serving as Co-Ordinator. • From 1987 was General Secretary of State Youth Congress Committee, Puducherry. • Took a delegation of 100 youth congress office bearers from Puducherry to New Delhi to meet Former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhiji in 1989. • As active Trade Union Executive, participated in the International Leadership Training Program held at Singapore for one month in 1993 as nominee of INTUC from India. • State President of INTUC from 1991 to 2005. • State Advisory Committee Member from 1985 to 1996 in various Govt Committees. • Non-official Vice-Chairman of Puducherry Khadi and Village Industries Board from 1987 to 1990.



Notable achievements

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• As Education Minister, from 2001 to 2005 introduced various innovative schemes in the Education sector including the novel Morning Breakfast Scheme to the school students (first in the country) named after Sri Rajiv Gandhi. • Education board for Puducherry was established 2004 under his minister ship. • Introduced Financial Assistance Scheme to the students admitted in Medical and Engineering colleges making Puducherry as the first State in the country to do so. • As Minister for Tourism and Culture, successfully got Puducherry inducted in the heritage site map of the country, projecting Aricamedu with Roman Trade Links; brought many centrally sponsored program to the U.T of Puducherry. • Instrumental in setting up Khadi and Village units all over the U.T.of Puducherry.


  1. ^ "Raj Bhavan election results". wikipedia. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  2. ^ "Pro -Term Speake of Puducherry Assembly". business-standard. Retrieved 2021-03-26.

References

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Category:All India NR Congress politicians Category:Puducherry politicians Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Puducherry MLAs 2016–2021 Category:Puducherry MLAs 2011–2016 Category:Puducherry MLAs 2021–2026 Category:Indian National Congress politicians