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| name = Lizzie Jacob<br />
| office = Chief Secretary of Kerala<br />
| term_start = 31 October 2006<br />
| term_end = 13 September 2007<br />
| predecessor = John Mathai<br />
| successor = P. J. Thomas<br />
| spouse = Babu Jacob<ref name="KeralaCalling2004" /><br />
| profession = Civil servant<br />
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'''Lizzie Jacob''' is an Indian retired civil servant who served as Chief Secretary of the Government of Kerala from 31 October 2006 to 13 September 2007.<ref name="GADCS">{{cite web |title=Chief Secretaries of Kerala |url=https://gad.kerala.gov.in/index.php/en/chief-secretaries |website=General Administration Department, Government of Kerala |access-date=26 January 2026}}</ref> She is a 1971-batch officer of the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS).<ref name="IndiaToday2007">{{cite news |title=Babus see red here |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/20071008-babus-see-red-here-734253-2007-09-28 |work=India Today |date=28 September 2007 |access-date=26 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="TOIMagic2007">{{cite news |title=Ex-chief secy studies magic |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/ex-chief-secy-studies-magic/articleshow/2391813.cms |work=The Times of India |date=22 September 2007 |access-date=26 January 2026}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Jacob served in the Government of Kerala in a number of senior administrative assignments. In the early 1980s she served as Director of the state's Directorate of Collegiate Education, with official succession lists recording her tenure from January 1982 to January 1983.<ref name="CollegiateSuccession">{{cite web |title=Succession List |url=https://collegiateedu.kerala.gov.in/?page_id=94 |website=Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala |access-date=26 January 2026}}</ref><br />
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By 2004 she was serving as Principal Secretary in the Government of Kerala's Power Department.<ref name="KeralaCalling2004">{{cite web |title=Kerala Calling (August 2004) |url=https://document.kerala.gov.in/Porteddata/extensionpdf/documents/10180/edd56359-ebfa-48d3-8523-aaea7c3c5a6c.pdf |publisher=University of Kerala |date=August 2004 |access-date=26 January 2026 |format=PDF}}</ref><br />
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== Chief Secretary of Kerala ==<br />
Jacob became Chief Secretary of Kerala on 31 October 2006 and served until 13 September 2007.<ref name="GADCS" /><br />
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In September 2007 she went on leave and sought voluntary retirement from service, due to public disagreement with Chief Minister [[V. S. Achuthanandan]] over the construction of a helipad for a prime ministerial visit at [[Ponmudi]].<ref name="IndiaToday2007" /><ref name="TOIMagic2007" /><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Jacob is married to IAS officer Babu Jacob, who also served as Chief Secretary of Kerala (2004–2005).<ref name="KeralaCalling2004" /><ref name="GADCS" /><br />
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