K. R. Gouri Amma
K. R. Gouri (14 July 1919 – 11 May 2021), born Kalathilparambil Raman Gouri, commonly known as Gouri Amma, was an Indian politician from Alappuzha in central Kerala. She was one of the most prominent leaders of the Left movement in India.
K. R. Gouri | |
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K. R. Gouri | |
| Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1952–1953 | |
| Constituency | Cherthala |
| Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1954–1956 | |
| Rajpramukh | Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma |
| Constituency | Cherthala |
| 1st Revenue Minister of Kerala | |
| In office 5 April 1957 – 31 July 1959 | |
| Governor | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao |
| Succeeded by | K. Chandrasekharan |
| Constituency | Cherthala |
| Minister for Revenue, Food and Civil Supplies | |
| In office 6 March 1967 – 1 November 1969 | |
| Governor | V. Viswanathan |
| Preceded by | K. Chandrasekharan |
| Succeeded by | K. T. Jacob |
| Constituency | Cherthala |
| Minister for Agriculture and Social Welfare | |
| In office 25 January 1980 – 20 October 1981 | |
| Governor | Jothi Venkatachalam |
| Constituency | Aroor |
| Minister for Industries and Social Welfare | |
| In office 26 March 1987 – 17 June 1991 | |
| Governor | P. Ramachandran |
| Preceded by | P. K. Kunhalikutty |
| Succeeded by | E. Ahamed |
| Constituency | Aroor |
| Minister for Agriculture | |
| In office 17 May 2001 – 29 August 2004 | |
| Governor | Sukhdev Singh Kang |
| Preceded by | Krishnan Kaniyamparambil |
| Constituency | Aroor |
| Minister for Agriculture | |
| In office 31 August 2004 – 12 May 2006 | |
| Governor | R. L. Bhatia |
| Succeeded by | Mullakkara Retnakaran |
| Constituency | Aroor |
| General Secretary of Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithi | |
| In office 30 March 1994 – 31 January 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kalathilparambil Raman Gouri 14 July 1919 Pattanakkad, (near Cherthala), Travancore, British India (now Kerala, India) |
| Died | 11 May 2021 (aged 101) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
| Political party | JSS |
| Other political affiliations | CPI (1948–1964) CPI(M) (1964–1994) |
| Spouse | T. V. Thomas (estranged) |
| Relatives | Susheela Gopalan |
| Alma mater | Maharaja's College, Ernakulam St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Awards | Kerala Sahitya Academy Award |
| Signature | |
| Website | Government of Kerala |
| Nickname | Gouri Amma |
Born near Cherthala, K. R. Gouri studied at Maharaja's College and Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram. Refusing an offer from the Government of Travancore to be appointed a magistrate, she joined the Communist Party in 1948. She was elected to Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly in 1952 and 1954. She served as the Land Revenue or Social Welfare minister in the 1957, 1967 (Namboodiripad), 1980 and 1987 (Nayanar) Kerala ministries. As the Revenue Minister in the first Kerala ministry, she famously piloted the Kerala Agrarian Relations Bill.
K. R. Gouri was expelled from Communist Party of India Marxist in 1994, and subsequently became a minister in the Congress-led Kerala Cabinet from 2001 to 2006.