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'''J. Alexander''' (8 August 1938 – 14 January 2022) was an Indian bureaucrat and politician who served as Chief Secretary and Cabinet Minister, [[Karnataka State]], India.

== Early life ==
Alexander was born in Mangad, in [[Kollam District]] of Kerala State on 8 August 1938 in a middle-class family; one out of seven children of John Joseph and Elizabeth Joseph. His early education was in Kollam until he finished B.A in English Language and Literature. He did his M.A in English Literature from [[University College, Trivandrum]] and did his Ph.D in Philosophy from [[Karnataka University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=J Alexander, former Karnataka minister of Kerala origin, passes away|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/01/15/j-alexander-karnataka-minister.html|url-status=live|access-date=15 January 2022|work=Onmanorama|publisher=Malayala Manorama Company Limited}}</ref>

== Career ==
He started his career as a lecturer in English in [[Fatima Mata National College]], Kollam and joined the [[Indian Administrative Service]] in 1963, where he was allotted to Karnataka State IAS cadre.<ref name=":0" />

He served for 33 years in various departments as District Commissioner and District Magistrate of Dharwad District, Karnataka, Revenue Commissioner of Karnataka State and Chairman, Karnataka State Revenue Appellate Tribunal, Commissioner and Chief Executive of Bangalore City Municipal Corporation. chairman of the Bangalore Development Authority, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Karnataka state Urban water supply and sewerage Board, Slum Clearance Board, and housing Board.{{cn|date=January 2022}}

He was also Chief Executive of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, Chairman and Managing Director, Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers, Mangalore, and chairman of several other enterprises. Finally, he was Chief Secretary of the State of Karnataka.{{cn|date=January 2022}}

After retirement from the civil service, he joined the [[Indian National Congress]], and contested elections to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]. He became a member of the Legislative Assembly from [[Bharathinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bharathi Nagar]] (presently [[Sarvagnanagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sarvagnanagar]]) Constituency, Bangalore and became a Cabinet Minister for Tourism in [[S. M. Krishna Ministry]] of Karnataka State.<ref name=":0" /> Later, he became Vice President of [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee]], Karnataka. He left the Indian National Congress in 2019, claiming that the party neglected Christians. However, he stayed on after being convinced by senior leaders.<ref>{{Cite news|date=14 January 2022|title=Former IAS, minister J Alexander dead|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/former-ias-minister-j-alexander-dead-1071205.html|access-date=14 January 2022|work=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

He served as President of Bangalore City YMCA for more than 30 years. He was also Advisory Board member in Global Organization of People of Indian Origin(GOPIO), Board of governors of Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Bangalore and Chairman of its branch in KOCHI, Kerala.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|title=കർണാടക മുൻ മന്ത്രിയും മുൻ ചീഫ് സെക്രട്ടറിയുമായ മലയാളി ജെ.അലക്സാണ്ടർ അന്തരിച്ചു|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2022/01/14/former-karnataka-minister-j-alexander-passes-away.html|url-status=live|access-date=15 January 2022|work=Malayala Manorama|language=ml}}</ref>

== Personal life and death ==
Alexander was married to Delfin Alexander, with whom he had two sons. He died from a heart attack at a hospital in Bangalore, on 14 January 2022, at the age of 83.<ref name=":1" />

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[[Category:1938 births]]
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[[Category:People from Kollam district]]
[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]
[[Category:Malayali politicians]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 1999–2004]]
[[Category:University College Thiruvananthapuram alumni]]
[[Category:Karnatak University alumni]]

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