| Pinipe Viswarup | |
| Birth Date: | 2 October 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Nadavapalli |
| Office: | Minister of Transport Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start: | 11 April 2022 |
| Term End: | 4 June 2024 |
| Governor: | |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Predecessor: | Perni Nani |
| Office1: | Minister for Social Welfare Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start1: | 30 May 2019 |
| Term End1: | 7 April 2022 |
| Governor1: | |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Predecessor1: | Nakka Anand Babu |
| Successor1: | Merugu Nagarjuna |
| Office2: | Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy development, Fisheries & Veterinary University Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start2: | 25 November 2010 |
| Term End2: | 28 September 2013 |
| Governor2: | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata2: | Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy |
| Predecessor2: | Kolusu Parthasarathy |
| Successor2: | Thota Narasimham |
| Office3: | Minister of Rural Water Supply Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start3: | 25 May 2009 |
| Term End3: | 24 November 2010 |
| Governor3: | |
| 1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata3: | |
| Predecessor3: | Pinnamaneni Venkateswar Rao |
| Successor3: | Mandali Buddha Prasad |
| Office4: | Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh |
| Constituency4: | Amalapuram |
| Term Start4: | 23 May 2019 |
| Term End4: | 4 June 2024 |
| Predecessor4: | Aithabathula Anandarao |
| Successor4: | Aithabathula Anandarao |
| Constituency5: | Amalapuram |
| Term Start5: | 2009 |
| Term End5: | 2014 |
| Predecessor5: | Chittabbai Kudupudi |
| Successor5: | Aithabathula Anandarao |
| Constituency6: | Mummidivaram |
| Term Start6: | 2004 |
| Term End6: | 2009 |
| Predecessor6: | Chelli Vivekananda |
| Successor6: | Ponnada Venkata Satish Kumar |
| Party: | YSR Congress Party |
| Otherparty: | Indian National Congress |
| Father: | P. Reddy Panthulu |
| Office Welare: | Minister for Social Welfare Andhra Pradesh |
Pinipe Viswarup, (born on 2 October 1962) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He worked as a Minister in the cabinets of three chief ministers, YS Rajasekhara Reddy, Rosaiah and Kiran Kumar Reddy.[1] He is an active member of YSR Congress Party and was a supporter of Samaikyandhra movement.
Viswarup was born in Nadavapalli village of East Godavari district to Reddy Panthulu and Seethamma. He did his schooling in Eluru and completed B.Sc., B.Ed. in Bombay. He was active in student politics during his college life and later entered into mainstream politics. He married Meenakshi.[2]
Viswarup was active in college politics and worked for the development of Mummidivaram. He started his political journey with Indian National Congress. In 2004, YS Rajasekhara Reddy nominated him to contest from Mummidivaram constituency and he won. In 2009, he won from Amalapuram constituency and served as Rural Water Supply Minister from 2010 and continued as Minister in Rossaiah's cabinet after the death of YS Rajasekhara Reddy. In 2011, he became Animal Husbandry & Fisheries Minister in Kiran Kumar Reddy’s cabinet. He resigned as a Minister and from Indian National Congress Party after the Telangana bill was passed.[3] Later in 2011, he joined YSR Congress Party[4] and was elected again as MLA from Amalapuram on YSRCP ticket in 2019 and became the Social Welfare Minister.[5] In 2022, he became Transport minister.[6]
In May 2022, his house was attacked and set on fire by a mob which opposed the new name of the district.[7] He and his family members were evacuated by the police and were safe.[8] [9] [10]