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| Susheela Gopalan | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Industries and Social Welfare, Kerala | |
| In office 20 May 1996 – 13 May 2001 | |
| Constituency | Ambalappuzha |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1980–1984 | |
| Constituency | Alappuzha |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Constituency | Chirayinkil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1929-12-29)29 December 1929 Muhamma, in Alappuzha, Kerala |
| Died | 19 December 2001(2001-12-19) (aged 71) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Susheela Gopalan (29 December 1929, at Muhamma, in Alappuzha, Kerala – 19 December 2001, at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) was an Indian Communist leader and one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Life
She was elected Member of Parliament thrice, from Ambalappuzha (1967), Alappuzha (1980) and Chirayinkil (1991), and was a Minister in the Government of Kerala for a number of years. Born to the famous kalari family, Cheerappanchira in Muhamma, she was educated in Alappuzha and Trivandrum and joined the Communist Party. She married A. K. Gopalan in 1952, one of the veterans of the party, whom she had met during his years in hiding. She was 25 years younger than him.
She was one of the few women who held major responsibilities in the CPI (M) structure. She was a Minister in a number of LDF cabinets in Kerala. During her last term she was the Minister for Industries and Social Welfare. She lost by one vote to E. K. Nayanar in an election for chief ministership in the state committee of CPI(M), in whose cabinet she became the Minister for Industries and Social Welfare.
References
- "Love in time of struggles". The Hindu. 20 December 2001. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018.
External links
- Condolence by the Polit-bureau Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview concerning Kerala's Industrial Policy
- Jeevitha Katha
- List of members of the 4th Lok Sabha#Kerala
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