Ummareddy Venkateswarlu | |
Birth Date: | 1 July 1935 |
Birth Place: | Kondubhotla Palem Village, Bapatla, Guntur district, Madras Presidency, India (now Bapatla district, Andhra Pradesh, India) |
Office: | Chief Whip of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council[1] |
Term Start: | 18 June 2019 |
Term End: | 4 June 2024[2] |
1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata: | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
Office1: | Leader of Opposition of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council[3] |
Term Start1: | 20 April 2017 |
Term End1: | 8 June 2019 |
1Blankname1: | Chairman |
1Namedata1: | A. Chakrapani N. M. D. Farooq |
2Blankname1: | Leader of the House |
2Namedata1: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
Predecessor1: | position reestablished |
Successor1: | Yanamala Ramakrishnudu |
Office2: | Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council |
Term Start2: | 2011[4] |
1Blankname2: | Chairman |
1Namedata2: | A. Chakrapani N. M. D. Farooq Shariff Mohammed Ahmed Koyye Moshenu Raju |
2Blankname2: | Leader of the House |
2Namedata2: | Kiran Kumar Reddy N. Chandrababu Naidu Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
Constituency2: | elected from local authorities |
Office4: | Minister of State for Urban Affairs and Employment[5] |
Term Start4: | 9 June 1997 |
Term End4: | 19 March 1998 |
Primeminister4: | I. K. Gujral |
Predecessor4: | I. K. Gujral |
Successor4: | Ram Jethmalani |
Office5: | Minister of State for Urban Affairs and Employment |
Term Start5: | 29 June 1996 |
Term End5: | 9 June 1997 |
Primeminister5: | H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral |
Alongside5: | M. P. Veerendra Kumar (1997) |
Predecessor5: | S. S. Ahluwalia |
Successor5: | M. P. Veerendra Kumar |
Office6: | Minister of State for Agriculture |
Term Start6: | 1 June 1996 |
Term End6: | 29 June 1996 |
Primeminister6: | H. D. Deve Gowda |
Alongside6: | Samudrala Venugopal Chary |
Predecessor6: | Mohd. Ayub Khan |
Successor6: | Samudrala Venugopal Chary |
Office7: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
Term Start7: | 1999 |
Term End7: | 2004[6] |
Predecessor7: | P. Shivashankar |
Successor7: | Balashowry Vallabhaneni |
Constituency7: | Tenali |
Term Start8: | 1996 |
Term End8: | 1998 |
Successor8: | N. Janardhana Reddy |
Constituency8: | Bapatla |
Term Start9: | 1991 |
Term End9: | 1996 |
Predecessor9: | Basavapunnaiah Singam |
Successor9: | Sarada Tadiparthi |
Constituency9: | Tenali |
Office10: | Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
Term Start10: | 1985 |
Term End10: | 1989 |
Predecessor10: | C. V. Ramaraju |
Successor10: | Chirala Govardhan Reddy |
Constituency10: | Bapatla |
Party: | YSR Congress Party |
Otherparty: | Telugu Desam Party |
Spouse: | Smt. Sarojini Devi |
Children: | 4 |
Ummareddy Venkateswarlu (born 1 July 1935) is an Indian politician who has served as Chief Whip in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council since June 2019. He joined YSR Congress party in November 2012.[7] He was an MLA and senior leader in Telugu Desam Party.[8] [9]
He is a native of Kondubhotla Palem of Bapatla Mandal in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. He holds a doctorate in agriculture and was educated at Andhra Pradesh Agriculture University and Banaras Hindu University.