J. Krishna Palemar

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J. Krishna Palemar
Cabinet Minister
Government of Karnataka
In office
7 June 2008 – 9 February 2012
Ministry
Term
Minister of Ports & Inland Transport7 June 2008 - 9 February 2012
Minister of Fisheries7 June 2008 - 22 September 2010
Minister of Hindu Religious Organizations & Endowments22 September 2010 - 9 February 2012
Minister of Ecology & Environment22 September 2010 - 9 February 2012
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2004–2013
Preceded byVijaya Kumar Shetty
Succeeded byMohiuddin Bava
ConstituencyMangalore City North
Personal details
BornMangalore, Karnataka
Political partyBharatiya Janata party

J. Krishna Palemar is a former member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Mangalore City North(erstwhile Surathkal) and a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party, who had served as Minister of Environment and Ports in the B. S. Yeddyurappa government and as Minister for Ports, Science and Technology in the D. V. Sadananda Gowda Government. By profession, he is a realtor, builder, businessman and an educationist.

He resigned as a Minister on February 8, 2012 during the Video clip controversy, when he was caught on camera viewing a pornographic video clip on a mobile device.[1][2]

The Legislature Committee has given him a clean chit in Video clip controversy.

Member of Legislative Assembly[]

He was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly in the following years.

  • 2004
  • 2008

Positions held[]

  • Minister for Fisheries, Ports and Inland Water Transport; Small Savings and Lotteries[3]
  • Minister for Ports, Science and Technology
  • District-in-charge Minister for Dakshina Kannada and Madikeri

References[]

  1. ^ "Doublespeak on women and morality". BANGALORE: The Hindu. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Opposition lashes out at BJP". BANGALORE: IBM. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  3. ^ "D A I J I W O R L D". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.


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