Vakkom Purushothaman

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
| name = Vakkom Purushothaman
| image = File:Vakkom Purushothaman inaugurating the Bharat Nirman Flagship Programme Photo Exhibition, Organised by DAVP, in Aizawl Mizoram on April 23, 2012. The Mizoram Information Minister, Shri Zodintluanga is also seen.jpg
| caption =
| order = 9th
| office = Governor of Mizoram
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Lal Thanhawla]]
| term_start = {{Start date|2011|09|02|df=yes}}<ref name=et>{{cite news|title=Vakkom B Purusothaman new governor of Mizoram |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/vakkom-b-purusothaman-new-governor-of-mizoram/articleshow/9839329.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=2011-09-02|access-date=2011-09-08}}</ref>
| term_end = {{end date|2014|07|06|df=yes}}
| predecessor = [[Madan Mohan Lakhera]]
| successor = [[Kamla Beniwal]]
| order1 = 14th
| office1 = Governor of Tripura
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[Manik Sarkar]]
| term_start1 = {{Start date|2014|06|30|df=yes}}
| term_end1 = {{end date|2014|07|14|df=yes}}
| predecessor1 = [[Devanand Konwar]]
| successor1 = [[Padmanabha Acharya]]
| office2 = Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly
| term2 = 2001 - 2004<br>1982 - 1984
| office3 = Minister of Finance and Excise
| term3 = 2004 - 2006
| order4 = 6th
| office4 = Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
| term_start4 = {{Start date|1993|03|19|df=yes}}
| term_end4 = {{end date|1996|03|18|df=yes}}
| predecessor4 = [[Surjit Singh Barnala]]
| successor4 = [[Ishwari Prasad Gupta]]
| office5 = [[Member of Parliament]]
| term5 = 1984 - 1991
| office6 = Minister of Health and Tourism
| term6 = 1980 - 1981
| office7 = Minister of Agriculture and Labour
| term7 = 1971 - 1977
| office8 = Member of Legislative Assembly-Attingal
| term8 = 2001 - 2006<br>
1970 - 1984
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1928|04|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Vakkom]], [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]], [[British India]] (present day [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India)
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = Lilly Purushothaman
| children = Dr.Bindu Purushothaman KIMS HEALTH TRIVANDRUM
| profession =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| footnotes =
}}

'''Vakkom Purushothaman''' (born 12 April 1928) is an Indian politician who served as the [[List of governors of Mizoram|Governor]] of [[Mizoram]] from 2011 to 2014, Former Speaker of Kerala, state minister and former Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar.

== Early life==
Vakkom B. Purushothaman - a veteran Congress leader and advocate, was born at [[Vakkom]] near [[Thiruvanathapuram|Trivandrum]], the capital of [[Travancore]], on 12 April 1928 as the eldest son of Bhanu Panicker and Bhavani and grand son of Sri. Pappu Tharakan, a notable businessman in Travancore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m520.htm|access-date=2021-03-12|website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref>

Beginning his political life as an active worker of the Students' Congress in 1946, he became a member of Vakkom Panchayat in 1953. Later, he served as President of the District Congress Committee, Thiruvananthapuram and the General Secretary and Vice–President of the [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]]. He has been a member of [[All India Congress Committee]] for over 35 years.<ref name="stateofkerala">{{cite web|url=http://www.stateofkerala.in/niyamasabha/vakkom%20purushothaman.php |title=VakkomPurushothaman |publisher=stateofkerala.in}}</ref>

==Political life==
Vakkom Purushothaman was elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] in 1970, 1977, 1980 and 1982 from [[Attingal]] Constituency. From 1971 to 1977, he held the portfolio of Agriculture and Labour in the Ministry headed by [[C. Achutha Menon]]. From 1980 to 1981, he was the Minister for Health and Tourism in the [[E. K. Nayanar Ministry 1|Nayanar Ministry]].<ref name="Vakkom">{{cite web|url = http://sites.google.com/site/vakkom1/the-team |title=VakkomPurushothaman}}</ref> He served as Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1984 and then served for two terms as a [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]], 1984-1991, during which time he was also Chairman of the Committee on Public Undertakings and the Committee on Subordinate Legislation of Parliament. He was the Chairman of the Consultative Committee of Experts to the [[Inter-Parliamentary Union|Inter Parliamentary Union]] for five years.<ref>{{cite web|title=KERALA LEGISLATURE - MEMBERS Vakkom B. Purushothaman |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m520.htm|access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Governor Vakkom Purushothaman |url=http://mizoram.nic.in/gov/governor.htm |access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref>

In 1993-1996, he served as the [[Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]. In 1996, he lost in the Kerala Legislative Assembly election [[Attingal]]. He was elected from Attingal in 2001 and became the Speaker for a second time, holding office from 2001 to 2004. In 2004 he was made the Minister for Finance and Excise in the [[First Chandy ministry|Oommen Chandy led UDF government]] and he briefly officiated as Chief Minister in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Governor of Mizoram |url=http://mizoram.gov.in/home/governor.html |access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref>

===Governor of Mizoram===
On 26 August 2011 [[Pratibha Patil|President Pratibha Patil]] appointed Vakkom B. Purushothaman as the new [[Governor of Mizoram]] in place of [[Madan Mohan Lakhera]]. Vakkom B. Purushothaman was sworn in as the 18th Governor of Mizoram on 2 September 2011. He resigned on 11 July 2014 from his post due to his transfer to [[Nagaland]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mizoram governor VB Purushothaman resigns|url=http://www.patrika.com/news/mizoram-governor-vb-purushothaman-resigns/1017270|access-date=11 July 2014|work=Patrika Group|date=11 July 2014}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Vakkom Purushothaman married his childhood sweetheart Lilly Purushothaman, and they have two sons and one daughter - Binu Purushothaman, Dr.Bindu Purushothaman.<ref name="stateofkerala"/> His elder son Biju died on 18 January 2012 after prolonged illness. Biju's death devastated him very much, but he never went to extreme grief.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Governors of Tripura}}
{{Governor of Mizoram}}
{{Current Indian governors}}

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[[Category:Politicians from Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Speakers of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
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[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1982–1987]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1970–1977]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1980–1982]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2001–2006]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress (U) politicians]]

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