Prof. Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas

Thomas, Prof. Kuruppassery Varkey Constituency   : Ernakulam (Kerala) Party Name     : Indian National Congress(INC) Email Address : thomaskv[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in prof[DOT]kvthomas2014[AT]gmail[DOT]com

Father’s Name Late Shri Kuruppassery Devassey Varkey Mother’s Name Late Smt. Rosa Varkey Date of Birth 10 May 1946 Place of Birth Kumbalanghi, Distt. Kochi (Kerala) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 12 Apr 1970 Spouse’s Name Smt. Sherly Thomas No. of Sons 2 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications M.Sc. (Chemistry) Educated at Sacred Heart College, Kochi, Kerala Profession Professor Trade Unionist, Writer, Social Worker, Agriculturist Permanent Address Prof. K.V. Thomas Road, Thoppumpady, Kochi – 682 005, Kerala Tel : (0484) 2232530, 09847077150 (M) Fax : (0484) 2235541 Present Address 17, B.R. Mehta Lane, K.G. Marg, New Delhi – 110 001 Tel : (011) 23070884, 09013180212 (M) Fax : (011) 23070846 Positions Held

1970 to till date Member, Indian National Congress (I.N.C)

1977 to till date Member, Kerala Pradesh Congress (I) Committee

1978 – 1987 General Secretary, Ernakulam District Congress (I) Committee

1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha

Observer, A.I.C.C., Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Lakshadweep

Member, Committee on Official Language

Member, Library Committee

1984 – 1989 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation

1984 to till date Member, A.I.C.C.

1984 -1996 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Tourism, Defence and Official Language

1987 – 2001 President, Ernakulam District Congress (I) Committee

1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

19 Jan 1990 – 7 Aug. 1990 Member, Joint Committee on Salaries & Allowances of Members of Parliament

1990 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation

1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1992-1997 Treasurer, Kerala Pradesh Congress (I) Committee

2001-06 & May 2006-2009 Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (two terms)

2001-2004 Minister for Tourism, Fisheries and Excise, Govt. of Kerala

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)

27th May 2009 – 18th Jan 2011 Union Minister of State, Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

19 Jan 2011 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Member, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

Member, Cabinet Committee on Prices

Member, Group of Ministers on Agreement on Trade in Goods under the Comprehensive Economic co-operation Agreement (CECA)

Member, Group of Ministers (GOM) regarding review of the Fertilizer Policy

Member, Group of Ministers to consider issues relating to World Trade Organisation

Member, Core Group of Central Ministers and State Chief Ministers regarding prices of Essential Commodities

Member, Empowered Group of Ministers to review the situation and take quick and timely decisions on policy issues as well as on other issues for effective management of drought and related issues

Member, Empowered Group of Ministers to consider issues concerning procurement Management of food grain stocks, revision of Central issue prices of food grains and the proposed law on Food Security

May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term)

9 June 2014 – 12 Dec. 2014 Member, Panel of Chairpersons, Lok Sabha

12 June 2014 – 22 Aug. 2014 Member, House Committee

14 Aug. 2014 – 30 April 2017 Chairperson, Public Accounts Committee (PAC)

1 Sept. 2014 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

16 Sept. 2014 Member, Committee on Scrutiny of Budget Estimate of Lok Sabha

29 Jan. 2015 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee

13 May 2015 onwards Member, Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015

12 June 2018 onwards Member, House Committee

Books Published All in Malayalam (i) Ente Kumbalangi; (ii) Ente Kumbalangiku Shesham; (iii) Kumbalangi Touch; (iv) Kumbalangi Flash; (v) Kumbalangi Varnamkal; (vi) Ammayum Makanum; (vii) Sonia Priyankari; (viii) Ente Leader; (ix) Order, Order, Order; (x) Villaku Marangal; (xi) Kumbalaghi Kalidoscope; (xii) For The Grains Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Books and Articles in English & Malayalam daily alongwith Research work in Chemistry Social And Cultural Activities Actively participated in Labour Movement and Literary activities. Special Interests Tourism and Fisheries Development Favourite Pastime and Recreation Fishing, Music, Reading, Writing and Horticulture Countries Visited Australia, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People`s Republic of China), Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malta, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Rome, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, U.A.E., Vietnam and Yugoslavia Other Information Chairman, Indira Gandhi Co-operative Hospital, Kochi, 1994-96; President, 7th Ward Committee, Kumbalanghi, 1970 – 75; Prof. K.V. Thomas Vidya Dhanam Trust giving mid day meal to 123 Schools and 32,000 students Organising Secretary, INTUC, Kerala, 1978 – 84; General Secretary, INTUC, Kerala, 1984 – 93; Director, (i) Cochin International Airport; (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority; Member of Court, Jawaharlal Nehru University & Pondicherry University, 1987-2001; Office Bearer, INTUC trade unions in (i)Travancore, Titanium Ltd., Trivandrum, (ii) FACT, Udyogamandal; (iii) HMT, Kochi; (iv) Cochin Shipyard; (v) Cochin Port Trust; (vi) H.I.L., Kochi; (vii) I.R.E, Kollam; (viii) All Kerala Retail Ration Dealers Associations; and (ix) Kerala Home Stay and Tourism Society (x) Indira Gandhi Co-operative Hospital, Kochi; (xi) Cochin International Airport Society; (xii) Marine Products Export Development Authority, Kochi; (xiii) Director, Jai Hind TV and 33 years of teaching experience at Sacred Heart College, Kochi in the Department of Chemistry; Professor for 20 years and retired as Head of the Department of ChemistryAwarded Best Tourism Minister by Pacific Asia Travel Writer`s Association (PATWA), 2003 and recognised as Ambassador for Peace by the Universal Peace Federation Inter Religious and International Federation for World Peace, 2005

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