S. Suresh Kumar

Who is S. Suresh Kumar?

S. Suresh Kumar is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka. He is a cabinet minister in the BJP government of Karnataka.

Born on 11 November 1952 in Bangalore, he was associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from a very young age. He finished his graduation in Science from Bangalore University. Due to his active opposition to the Emergency, he was imprisoned in the Bangalore Central jail, where many national and state level leaders were also being detained. After being released from jail, he did his graduation in law from Bangalore University during 1977-1980.He started his career as an advocate during 1981. He enrolled himself to the Bar Council and practiced law for some time before taking a plunge into active politics.

He was first elected to the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike in 1983 from the BJP and served as corporator for 2 consecutive terms. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Rajajinagar constituency for 2 terms in 1994 and 1999 and was hailed as a model legislator. He was re-elected in the 2013 Legislative assembly elections.

He was elected to a third term in 2008 and was appointed as a Minister for Law, Urban Development, Parliamentary Affairs and BWSSB in the Yeddyurappa government.