Bio Data of Prof. K.V. Thomas, Minister of state Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution
Prof K.V. Thomas took over on 1st June as
Minister of State in the Ministries of Agriculture
and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
Sixty-two year old Prof Thomas has spent the last 25
years of his life in active politics. Besides
representing Emakulam in Kerala
Assembly and the Lok Sabha,
he has served as Minister of Fisheries, Tourism and Excise in Kerala Government for 4 years (2001-2004). He is known for a large number of initiatives taken by him
for promotion of fisheries and tourism
in the Slate.
Earlier as an academician, Prof Thomas taught chemistry
and was Head of Chemistry Department in the
Sacred Heart College, Kochi, Kerala. He has held positions in a number of public organisations in Kerala and outside.
Detailed
biodata of Prof. K.V.
Thomas is given below:
DATE
OF BIRTH:
a10th May, 1946
EXECUTIVE
POSTS:
MINISTER
OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, CONSUMER
AFFAIRS,
FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION FROM 28.05.2009
TILL DATE
MINISTER
FOR TOURISM, FISHERIES AND EXCISE, GOVT.OF KERALA, FROM
10-05-2001 T0 30-08-2004.
PROFESSIONAL
33 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN CHEMISTRY AT SACRED HEART
EXPERIENCE:
COLLEGE, KOCHI, KERALA..
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT
FROM 1/6/1999 TO
31/5/2001.
POLITICAL
CAREER:
1. MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (LOK SABHA), FROM 1984 TO 1996.
2.
MEMBERS, KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, FROM 2001 TO 27-05-2009.
3. PRESIDENT, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT CONGRESS (I)
COMMITTEE, FROM 1987 TO 2001
4. MEMBER OF KPCC, FROM 1977 TILL DATE
5. MEMBER OF AICC, FROM 1992 TILL DATE
6. MEMBER OF KERALA STATE
ELECTION CONGRESS (I) COMMITTEE, FROM 1996 TO
2001.
7. CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
MEMBER OF CIVIL AVIATION
& TOURISM, DEFENCE AND
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE FROM 1984 TO 1996.
8.
DIRECTORS, MARINE PRODUCTS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, FROM 1984
TO 1996.
9. TREASURER OF KPCC, FROM 1992 TO 1997.
10.
ORGANISING SECRETARY, INTUC (KERALA), FROM 1978 TO 1984.
11.
GENERAL SECRETARY, INTUC (KERALA), FROM 1984 TO 1993.
12.
GENERAL SECRETARY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT CONGRESS
(I) COMMITTEE, FROM 1978
TO 1987.
13.
PRESIDENT OF ALL KERALA RATION DEALERS ASSOCIATION.
14.
WORKING PRESIDENT INDIAN RARE EARTH EMPLOYEES CONGRESS.
15.
AICC OBSERVER TO TAMILNADU, KARNATAKA, ANDRA PRADESH AND LAKSHA DEEP.
16.
PRESIDENT 7™ WARD COMMITTEE, KUMBALANGHI, FROM 1970 TO 1978.
OTHER
POSTS HELD:
1. MEMBER OF COURT, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY & PONDICHERY UNIVERSITY.
2. CHAIRMAN, INDIRA GANDHI CO-OPERATIVE HOSPITAL, FROM 1994 TO 1996.
3. DIRECTOR, COCHIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FROM 1995 TILL DATE.
COUNTRIES
VISITED:
SPAIN, ITALY, YUGOSLAVIA, CHINA, ENGLAND, FRANCE, UAE, KUWAIT,
OMAN, SINGAPORE, JAPAN, MALYASIA, NEPAL, GERMANY, SRILANKA,
TAIWAN, SAUDI ARABIA, SOUTH KOREA AND VATICAN.
BOOKS
PUBLISHED:
1. ENTE KUMBALANGI
2. ENTE KUMBALANGIKU SESHUM
3. KUMBALANGI TOUCH
4. KUMBALANGI VARNAMKAL
5. AMMAYUM MAKANUM (MALAYALAM RELIGIOUS
BOOK)
6. SONIA PRIYANKARI
FAMILY:
1. LATE KURUPPASSERRY DEVASSEY VARKEY (FATHER)
LATE ROSA VARKEY (MOTHER)
2. MRS.SHERLY THOMAS (WIFE)
3.
BIJU THOMAS (SON) AGM, SAUDI-AMERICAN BANK, RIYAD; LAKSHMI
PRIYADARSHINI
(DAUGHTER-IN LAW) TEACHER, MIDDLE EAST PUBLIC SCHOOL, RIYAD; NANDIKA BIJU (GRAND-
DAUGHTER)
CLASS 4 STUDENTS, MIDDLE EAST PUBLIC
SCHOOL, RIYAD
4. REKHA THOMAS
(DAUGHTER); TONY (SON-IN LAW) SENIOR MANAGER-SERVICE, POPULAR
VEHICLES AND
SERVICES LIMITED, ELAMAKKARA, COCHIN; GAYATHRI ANTHEY (GRAND-
DAUGHTER) CLASS 7, THE CHOICE SCHOOL; ANTONIO ANTHEY (GRAND-SON)
LKG, THE CHOICE
SCHOOL.
5. DR.JOE THOMAS
(SON) DEPARTMENT OF RHEUMATOLOGY, NIZAM INSTIUTE OF MEDICAL
SCIENCES, HYDERABAD; DR.ANNU JOSE (DAUGHTER-IN LAW); JOAN JOE
THOMAS (GRAND –
DAUGHTER)
6. MR.K.V.JOSEPH
(BROTHER) RETIRED HEAD MASTER
7. DR.K.V.PETER (BROTHER) FORMER VICE-CHANCELLOR,
KERALA AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY.
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