Minister for Mines & Geology Government of United Andhra Pradesh
In office 24 November 2010 – 21 February 2014
Governor
E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
Preceded by
Vijaya Ramaraju Setrucharla
Succeeded by
Office Dissolved
Minister of Roads Buildings Government of United Andhra Pradesh
In office 25 May 2009 – 23 November 2010
Governor
N. D. Tiwari
Chief Minister
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Konijeti Rosaiah
Preceded by
T. Jeevan Reddy
Succeeded by
Pithani Satyanarayana
Minister of Medical Education & Health Insurance Government of United Andhra Pradesh
In office 14 May 2004 – 20 May 2009
Governor
Surjit Singh Barnala Sushilkumar Shinde Rameshwar Thakur N. D. Tiwari
Chief Minister
Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy
Preceded by
N. M. D. Farooq Nagam Janardhan Reddy
Succeeded by
Danam Nagender Sake Sailajanath
Member of Legislative Assembly United Andhra Pradesh
In office 1999–2014
Preceded by
Nara Ramamurthy Naidu
Succeeded by
United Andhra Pradesh Assembly Divided
Constituency
Chandragiri
In office 1989–1994
Preceded by
N. R. Jayadeva Naidu
Succeeded by
Nara Ramamurthy Naidu
Constituency
Chandragiri
Personal details
Born
(1944-08-01) 1 August 1944 (age 79) Diguvamagham, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Political party
Telugu Desam Party (2014 - present)
Other political affiliations
Indian National Congress (1989 - 2014)
Spouse
Galla Ramachandra Naidu
Children
Jayadev Galla
Parent
Paturi Rajagopala Naidu (father)
Residence(s)
Film Nagar, Hyderabad, India
Galla Aruna Kumari (born 1 August 1944) is an Indian politician. She is the daughter of former Indian parliamentarian and social activist Paturi Rajagopala Naidu. She is currently a polit buro member of the Telugu Desam Party. She was the Minister for Geology and Mines in the Government of Andhra Pradesh, India[1] and MLA for the Chandragiri constituency.[2] On 8 March 2014, she joined Telugu Desam Party.[3]
Aruna Kumari is married to Galla Ramachandra Naidu, an industrialist and founder of Amara Raja Group of Companies.[4][5] She has a B.S. in Computer Science from Lake View College. She worked for the Chrysler Corporation as computer programmer and departmental head for Management Information Systems in the sales division. Her prior roles in her political career include that of President of the Andhra Pradesh Mahila Congress and General Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee. She was also the MLA for Chandragiri constituency from 1989 to 1994, 1999–2014 and Health Education and Insurance Minister [6] in the first term of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, late Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, during which time, she was responsible for creating the universal health programme, Aarogyasri. She also held the ministry for Roads and Buildings during second term of Congress government for some time. Aruna Kumari wrote several novels in Telugu.
^"Profile – Smt Aruna Kumari". Andhra Pradesh Govt. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
^"AP Assembly election results". Indian-Elections.com. pp. row 148. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
^"Former Congress Minister Aruna Kumari Galla joins TDP with her Son". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^"Amara Raja Batteries Limited". amararaja.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 June 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
^Open Heart With RK – AP TDP Minister Galla Aruna Kumari – Full Episode. YouTube. 11 December 2011.[dead YouTube link]
^"IMA bats for Galla Aruna". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 10 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012.
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