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: ‘Ramanilayam’, AdoorP.O., Pathanamthitta-691523

: B.A., LL.B

: Advocate, Political and Trade Union Worker.

: Malayalam, English and Hindi

: Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Italy, Singapore, Muscat, Rome, Macau, London, Holland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Australia, U.A.E., Kuwait, Doha, U.S.A., South Africa, Germany, China, Spain, Kazakhstan, France.

: Was, President, K.S.U. (I) Kollam Taluk Committee (1976-77), K.S.U.(I) Kollam District Committee (1978-79); Vice President, K.S.U. (I) State Committee (1979-81); General Secretary, Youth Congress (I) Kollam District Committee (1981-84); President, Youth Congress(I) Pathanamthitta District (1984-88); General Secretary, Youth Congress(I) State Committee (1988-92). Also held the posts of Working President, Kerala Private College Employees Association and General Secretary, Kerala State Electricity Employees Congress; President, Pampa Rubber Employees Association, Traco Cable Employees Association, Financial Enterprises Employees Congress.Was President, Adoor Taluk Taxi and Mini Vehicles Drivers Congress; Director, Kerala State Co-operative Bank, Kerala State Co-operative Rubber Marketing Federation, District Co-operative Bank, Pathanamthitta; President, Adoor Taluk Co-operative Rubber Marketing Society; President, Other Backward Class Co-operative Agriculture Society; Joint Secretary, KPCC (I) (1997-2001); elected Member of the KPCC(I) from 1992; Vice President, D.C.C.(I), Pathanamthitta from 1993. Was Minister for Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Printing and stationery from 05.09.2004 to 12.05.2006. In the Ministry headed by Shri Oommen Chandy, he was the Minister for Health and Coir from 23.05.2011 to 11.04.2012 and the Minister for Revenue and Coir from 12.04.2012 to 20.05.2016.

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