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Dr. Kodela Siva Prasada Rao
19th Speaker of the
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
20 June 2014 – 12 June 2019
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byNadendla Manohar
Succeeded byThammineni Seetharam
Minister of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
1997 - 1999
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Minister of Major and Medium Irrigation
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
1996 - 1997
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byYarram Venkateswarareddy
Minister of Home Affairs
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
1987 - 1988
LeaderN.T. Rama Rao
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byYarram Venkateswarareddy
Succeeded byAmbati Rambabu
ConstituencySattenapalle
In office
1983–2004
Preceded byKasu Venkata Krishna Reddy
Succeeded byKasu Venkata Krishna Reddy
ConstituencyNarasaraopet
Personal details
Born(1947-05-02)2 May 1947
Kandlagunta village, near Narasaropet
Died16 September 2019(2019-09-16) (aged 72)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
SpouseKodela Sasikala
Children2 Sons and a Daughter

Kodela Siva Prasada Rao (2 May 1947 – 16 September 2019) was an Indian politician from the Telugu Desam Party and also a former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Sattenapalle.

Beginning 2014 he served for five years as the Speaker of the first Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. In a career spanning three decades, he served as a cabinet minister in the N. T. Rama Rao and N. Chandrababu Naidu governments, serving at various times as Minister of Home Affairs, Health, Major Irrigation department, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, and Civil Supplies.

Life and education

Kodela Siva Prasada Rao was born in Kandlagunta, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India on 2 May 1947. He and his wife Sasikala had three children, a daughter, and two sons.

He completed his Primary education in Siripuram, Guntur district and studied pre-university at Loyola College, Vijayawada. He graduated with a M.B.B.S. from Guntur Medical College, Guntur, and earned his MS (General Surgery) from Banaras Hindu University.

Positions held

  • 1983 - 1985 : Member APLA
  • 1985 - 1989 : Member APLA
  • 1989 - 1994 : Member APLA
  • 1994 - 1999 : Member APLA
  • 1999 - 2003 : Member APLA,
  • 2014 : Member APLA - Speaker, APLA - Chairman, Business Advisory Committee

AS MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

AS MINISTER

  • 1987 - 1988: Minister for Home
  • 1996 - 1997: Minister for Major & Medium Irrigation
  • 1997 - 1999: Minister for Panchayat Raj
  • 1999 - 2004: helth minister
  • 2014 - 2019: First assmbley speakar of Andhrapradesh

References

  1. "Kodela, second Speaker from Guntur". thehansindia.com. 20 June 2014
  2. "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao praises family for donating organs of brain-dead truck driver". newindianexpress.com.
  3. "Kodela, second Speaker from Guntur". thehansindia.com. 20 June 2014.
  4. "Andhra Pradesh: Ex-Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao commits suicide". 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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