T. M. Jacob

T. M. Jacob
Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Government of Kerala
In office
18 May 2011 (2011-05-18) – 30 October 2011 (2011-10-30)
Preceded byC. Divakaran
Succeeded byAnoop Jacob
Minister for Irrigation, Government of Kerala
In office
17 May 2001 – 29 August 2004
Preceded byV. P. Ramakrishna Pillai
Succeeded byThiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
Minister for Irrigation and Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala
In office
22 March 1995 – 09 May 1996
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byBaby John
In office
29 June 1991 – 16 March 1995
Preceded byBaby John
Succeeded byHimself
Minister for Education , Government of Kerala
In office
24 May 1982 – 25 March 1987
Preceded byP. J. Joseph
Succeeded byK. Chandrasekharan
Personal details
Born(1950-09-16)16 September 1950
Oliyappuram, Muvattupuzha Taluk, State of Travancore–Cochin (present day Ernakulam, Kerala), India
Died30 October 2011(2011-10-30) (aged 61)
PartyKerala Congress (Jacob)
SpouseAnnie Jacob (Daisy)
Children2 (incl. Anoop Jacob)
Parents
  • T. S. Mathew
  • Annamma
Website

Thanikunnel Mathew Jacob (16 September 1950 – 30 October 2011) was an Indian politician and the leader of the Kerala Congress (Jacob). Jacob was the Food & Civil Supplies Minister in the UDF government, which was elected into power in Kerala in 2011.

Career

T. M. Jacob was first elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly as an MLA from Piravom constituency in Ernakulam district in 1977, and remained a member for a period of over thirty years, representing Piravom and Kothamangalam constituencies. Jacob has served as the Education Minister in the Government of Kerala under K. Karunakaran in the 1980s, and as the Irrigation and Water Supply Minister in the UDF Government under A. K. Antony which was elected into power in 2001. He first became a minister in the K. Karunakaran cabinet which held office from 1982 to 1987 and then subsequently from 1991 to 1995.

His party Kerala Congress (Jacob) faced a split in 2020 after the sitting Chairman Johnny Nellore and his son Anoop Jacob failed to come into a political agreement.

Personal life

Jacob was born into the Thanikunnel family, on 16 September 1950, to T. S. Mathew and Annamma Mathew, as their second son. He was married to Daisy who works as AGM in Federal Bank, Trivandrum. The couple have a son Anoop Jacob and a daughter Ambili. Suffering from various illnesses, he was admitted to Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi on 17 October 2011 and died there on 30 October 2011, following liver failure. He had also been under treatment for pulmonary hypertension. He was interred at the Kakkoor St. Mary's Jacobite church, Piravom. Anoop was elected from Piravom State Assembly Constituency following his father's death, and served as the minister of food & civil supplies in Oommen Chandy ministry. Ambili is working in Technopark Trivandrum.

References

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  7. ↑ "COUNCIL OF MINISTERS SINCE 1957 – Ninth KLA". Kerala Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "KC(J) disbanded, will merge with Joseph faction, says Johnny Nellore". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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  12. ↑ "The Hindu : States / Kerala : Kerala Food Minister T.M. Jacob passes away". The Hindu. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Kerala Minister T M Jacob passes away". @businessline. Press Trust of India. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "T.M. Jacob laid to rest". The Hindu. PTI. 1 November 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 November 2020.