| Dr. Kodela Siva Prasada Rao | |
| Birth Date: | 1947 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kandlagunta village, near Narasaropet |
| Death Place: | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Party: | Telugu Desam Party |
| Office1: | 19th Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly[1] |
| Term Start1: | 20 June 2014 |
| Term End1: | 12 June 2019 |
| Predecessor1: | Nadendla Manohar |
| Successor1: | Thammineni Seetharam |
| Governor1: | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Office2: | Minister of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term2: | 1997 - 1999 |
| 2Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| 2Namedata2: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Office3: | Minister of Major and Medium Irrigation Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term3: | 1996 - 1997 |
| Predecessor3: | Yarram Venkateswarareddy |
| 3Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| 3Namedata3: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Office4: | Minister of Home Affairs Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term4: | 1987 - 1989 |
| Leader4: | N.T. Rama Rao |
| Office5: | Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start5: | 2014 |
| Term End5: | 2019 |
| Constituency5: | Sattenapalle |
| Predecessor5: | Yarram Venkateswarareddy |
| Successor5: | Ambati Rambabu |
| Term Start6: | 1983 |
| Term End6: | 2004 |
| Constituency6: | Narasaraopet |
| Predecessor6: | Kasu Venkata Krishna Reddy |
| Successor6: | Kasu Venkata Krishna Reddy |
| Spouse: | Kodela Sasikala |
| Children: | 2 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.[2]
Beginning 2014 he served for five years as the Speaker of the first Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[3] 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.
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.[4]
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