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{{Short description|Indian civil servant (born 1960)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| governor = [[Arif Mohammed Khan]]<br>[[P. Sathasivam]]
| predecessor = [[Paul Antony (Bureaucrat)|Paul Antony]] [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| term_start = July 2018
| term_end = May 2020
| office = [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]], [[Government of Kerala]]
| 1blankname = [[Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata = [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]
| alma_mater =
| native_name =
| birth_place = [[Pala, Kerala]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1960|5|30}}
| successor = [[Vishwas Mehta|Dr. Vishwas Mehta IAS]]
| occupation = Bureaucrat
}}
'''Tom Jose''' (born 30 May 1960) is an Indian civil servant retired as the Chief Secretary, [[Government of Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=www.ETGovernment.com|title=Bureaucratic reshuffle in Kerala on cards as chief secretary Tom Jose set to retire - ET Government|url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/bureaucratic-reshuffle-in-kerala-on-cards-as-chief-secretary-tom-jose-set-to-retire/75744727|access-date=2021-06-16|website=ETGovernment.com|language=en}}</ref> He is an [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer belonging 1984 batch of [[Kerala]] cadre. He served as Chairman of [[Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation]] (KSINC).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tom Jose new KSINC chairman|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/jun/16/tom-jose-new-ksinc-chairman-2157053.html|access-date=2021-06-16|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== Education ==
He is a graduate of MBA from [[Cochin University of Science and Technology]].{{fact|date=December 2022}}

== Career ==
[[File:The Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan calling on the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on September 26, 2018. The Chief Secretary of Kerala, Shri Tom Jose is also seen.JPG|thumb|Tom Jose, with Union Home Minister, [[Rajnath Singh]] and Chief Minister, [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]]]
Jose started his career as Sub Collector, Thrissur. He was the district collector of Pathanamthitta district. He served in Ministry of Defence as Director and As Counselor in Embassy of India in Moscow from 2004 to 2007. He then served as Principal Secretary in Public Works Department, Higher Education department, Transport department and Planning and Economic affairs department. When [[Kochi Metro Rail Limited]] was formed, he served as the first Managing Director. Also he held the position of Managing Director of [[Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation|KSIDC]] and [[Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation|KSINC]].
Before appointed as Chief Secretary, he was Additional Chief Secretary, Labour & Skills Department.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-01|title=Tom Jose assumes charge as Chief Secretary of Kerala|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/010718/tom-jose-assumes-charge-as-chief-secretary-of-kerala.html|access-date=2021-06-16|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> His tenure as Chief Secretary of Kerala was challenging, with Nipah Outbreak, 2018 Floods and COVID-19 outbreak. He was able to efficiently manage the emergencies in professional manner.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-05-30|title=Chief Minister heaps praise on Tom Jose|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/chief-minister-heaps-praise-on-tom-jose/article31712400.ece|access-date=2021-06-16|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> After retirement, he served as Chairman, [[Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation|url=http://www.ksinc.in/news/appointment-of-new-chairman-for-ksinc|access-date=2021-06-16|website=www.ksinc.in}}</ref>

'''Controversy'''

Recently he made a hate speech against Malankara Orthodox Church regarding the 1934 Malankara Orthodox Church constitution stating church do not have original with them.

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[[Category:1960 births]]
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[[Category:Cochin University of Science and Technology alumni]]
[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers from Kerala]]
[[Category:Civil servants from Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian football executives]]

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