Served as Minister for Education (1982-87)
Served as Minister for Irrigation, Water Supply and Cultural Affairs (1991-1996)
Served as Minister for Water Resources (2001-mid 2004)
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Initiated into politics as a student;
Became a Member of the Kerala Congress in 1964;
Participated in students movements through K.S.C.;
Held positions of:
(1)
District President, K.S.C.
(2)
State Vice-President, K.S.C.
(3)
General Secretary, K.S.C.
(4)
President of K.S.C
(5)
General Secretary of the Kerala Youth Front;
(6)
President of K.Y.F. during 1976-78;
(7)
General Secretary of Kerala Congress during 1979-82 and 1987-91;
Was elected as member of the Kerala University Academic Council from the Faculty of Law;
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Was KLA member in: 1977, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996 and 2001
| Education |
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B.Sc., L.L.B, L.L.M |
| Residential Address |
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Thanikkunnel House, Oliyappuram, Koothattukulam, Ernakulam |
| Languages known |
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Malayalam, English, Tamil and Hindi |
| Wife |
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Smt. Annie Jacob |
| Children |
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1 son and 1 daughter |
| Travels Abroad |
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USA, U.S.S.R, China, U.A.E, Qatar, Bahrain, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, U.K, France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy, Holland, Syria, Nepal, Israel, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Ireland |
| Hobby |
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Reading and Watching Movies |
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