C. P. John

C. P. John (born 22 April 1957) is an Indian politician and the General Secretary of the Communist Marxist Party.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} He is the National executive member of Hind Mazdoor Sabha.^[6] He was the Vice President of Students' Federation of India (SFI) Central committee during 1978 and the youngest President of Kerala State committee of SFI.^[7] He served two terms as a member of Kerala State Planning Board.^[8][9]

C. P. John
Personal details
Born	(1957-04-22) 22 April 1957 (age 67) Kunnamkulam, Thrissur
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Communist Marxist Party
Parent	C.I. Poulose & Rosa
Occupation	Politician & Social Worker

John is a prominent leader of the United Democratic Front, and acts as spokesperson on behalf of the UDF.^[10][11] He was one of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leadership that sided with M.V. Raghavan when the latter broke with CPI(M) in 1986 and founded the Communist Marxist Party.^[12] When M.V. Raghavan died in 2014, the party had split and with the C.P. John-led faction staying with UDF.^[13][14] In 2016 C.P. John was elected general secretary of the Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists.^[15]