Kalanjoor Narayana Panicker Balagopal (born 28 July 1963) is an Indian Politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist), who is serving as the Minister for Finance,[1][2][3] Government of Kerala and Member of Legislative Assembly representing Kottarakkara.

He was a member of the Rajya Sabha the Upper house of Indian Parliament from 2010 to 2016.

[4][5][6] Son of P. K. Narayana Panicker and Radhamony Amma, Balagopal was born at Kalanjoor, Pathanamthitta on 28 July 1963.

He married Asha Prabhakaran on 24 March 1999 and the couple have one son and one daughter.

His brother K. N. Madhusoodanan, an entrepreneur with business interests in varied fields, is the part time chairman of Dhanlaxmi Bank.