S. Suresh Kumar

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}

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| image =File:S Suresh Kumar wins for consecutive times in the assembly elections.jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1955|11|11}}

| birth_place = Bangalore, Mysore State, India

| residence = chamarajanagara

| death_date =

| death_place =

| office = Minister of Primary & Secondary Education
Government of Karnataka

| term_start = 20 August 2019

| term_end = 28 July 2021

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = B. S. Yediyurappa

| predecessor = S. R. Srinivas

| successor = B. C. Nagesh

| office1 = Minister of Labour
Government of Karnataka

| term_start1 = 27 September 2019

| term_end1 = 10 February 2020

| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata1 = B. S. Yediyurappa

| predecessor1 = Venkataramanappa

| successor1 = Arbail Shivaram Hebbar

| office2 = Minister of Law & Parliamentary Affairs
Government of Karnataka

| term_start2 = 30 May 2008

| term_end2 = 13 May 2013

| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata2 = B. S. Yediyurappa
Sadananda Gowda
Jagadish Shettar

| predecessor2 = M. P. Prakash

| successor2 = T. B. Jayachandra

| office3 = Minister of Urban Development
Government of Karnataka

| term_start3 = 30 May 2008

| term_end3 = 13 May 2013

| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata3 = B. S. Yediyurappa
Sadananda Gowda
Jagadish Shettar

| predecessor3 = H. D. Kumaraswamy

| successor3 = Vinay Kumar Sorake

| office4 = Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly

| constituency5 = Rajaji Nagar

| term_start5 = 1994

| term_end5 = 2004

| successor5 = N. L. Narendra Babu

| constituency4 = Rajaji Nagar

| term_start4 = 2008

| predecessor4 = N. L. Narendra Babu

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| party = Bharatiya Janata party

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S. Suresh Kumar (born 11 November 1955) is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician who was the Minister of state for Primary & Secondary Education and Sakala of Karnataka from 20 August 2019 to 26 July 2021. He was the Minister of state for Law & Parliamentary Affairs of Karnataka from 7 June 2008 to 13 May 2013.{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/former-karnataka-law-minister-suresh-kumar-raises-issue-of-fake-phd-offer-with-prakash-javadekar/articleshow/58187617.cms | title= Indian Politician | newspaper=The Economic Times | date= 15 April 2017 | accessdate=3 April 2018| last1= Aji | first1= Sowmya }}{{cite web|title=Government of Karnataka, Department of Parliamentary Affairs & Legislation Ministers|url=http://dpal.kar.nic.in/Ministers%20&%20secretaries/MINISTERS.pdf|website=Department of Parliamentary Affairs & Legislation|publisher=dpal.kar.nic.in|accessdate=3 February 2018}}

Born in Bengaluru, he was associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from a very young age. He finished his graduation in Science from Bangalore University. Due to his active opposition to the Emergency, he was imprisoned in the Bangalore Central jail, where many national and state level leaders were also being detained. After being released from jail, he did his graduation in law from Bangalore University, 1977–1980. He started his career as an advocate in 1981. He enrolled himself to the Bar Council and practiced law for some time before taking a plunge into active politics.{{cite web | url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kannada-actress-jayanthi-death-hoax-bjp-leader-suresh-kumar-apologizes-fans-765210 | title=BJP leader Suresh Kumar | work=International Business Times | date=28 March 2018 | accessdate=3 April 2018}}

He was first elected to the Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike in 1983 by the BJP and served as corporator for 2 consecutive terms. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Rajajinagar constituency for 2 terms in 1994 and 1999 and was hailed as a model legislator. He was re-elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly during 2008 and 2013 polls.

He was elected to a third term in 2008 and was appointed Minister for Law, Urban Development, Parliamentary Affairs and BWSSB in the Yeddyurappa government.