K. Chandran Pillai

K. Chandran Pillai
K. Chandran Pillai
Chairman, Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 07, 2022

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K. Chandran Pillai is a politician and member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He is a former Member of the Parliament of India, representing Kerala in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Currently he works as the national secretary of CITU.^[1] Presently appointed as the Chairman of Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA).^[2]

Pillai was born on 18 August 1956 to M. Kesava Pillai and M. Saraswathi Amma at Aymanam in Kottayam district, Kerala. He has a B.Sc. in chemistry and was educated at FACT High School, St. Paul's College and St. Albert's College, all in Ernakulam.^[3]

In April 2003, Pillai was elected to the Rajya Sabha. He has held various committee position, including:^[3]

May 2003 - February 2004 Member, Committee on Industry
May 2003 - February 2004 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Commerce
May 2003 onwards Member, National Welfare Board for Seafarers
August 2004 onwards Member, Committee on Labour Member, Coir Board
October 2004 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Ministry of Steel
May 2006 onwards Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

He married K. M. Sheela on 14 February 1988; the couple have a son (Pramod Chandran Das) and a daughter (Shalini C).^[3]

References[edit]

↑ "ALL INDIA OFFICE BEARERS". www.citucentre.org. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
↑ "Kochi needs sustainable measures to combat climate change: new GCDA chief". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 7 February 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 February 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=1919

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[1] "ALL INDIA OFFICE BEARERS". www.citucentre.org. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[2] "Kochi needs sustainable measures to combat climate change: new GCDA chief". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 7 February 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 February 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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