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==Career==
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T. M. Jacob was first elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|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.<ref name="ibnobituary">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/t-m-jacob-passes-away/197788-60-116.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103023117/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/t-m-jacob-passes-away/197788-60-116.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2011|title=T M Jacob passes away|date=31 October 2011|publisher=IBN|accessdate=31 October 2011}}</ref> Jacob has served as the [[Education Minister]] in the [[Government of Kerala]] under [[K. Karunakaran]] in the 1980s,<ref name="ibnobituary2">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/a-warrior-in-various-fronts/197795-60-116.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126091303/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/a-warrior-in-various-fronts/197795-60-116.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|title=A warrior in various fronts|date=31 October 2011|publisher=IBN|accessdate=31 October 2011}}</ref> and as the Irrigation and Water Supply Minister in the [[United Democratic Front (India)|UDF]] Government under [[A. K. Antony]] which was elected into power in 2001.<ref>{{cite news
T. M. Jacob was first elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|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.<ref name="ibnobituary">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/t-m-jacob-passes-away/197788-60-116.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103023117/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/t-m-jacob-passes-away/197788-60-116.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2011|title=T M Jacob passes away|date=31 October 2011|publisher=IBN|accessdate=31 October 2011}}</ref> Jacob has served as the [[Education Minister]] in the [[Government of Kerala]] under [[K. Karunakaran]] in the 1980s,<ref name="ibnobituary2">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/a-warrior-in-various-fronts/197795-60-116.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126091303/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/a-warrior-in-various-fronts/197795-60-116.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|title=A warrior in various fronts|date=31 October 2011|publisher=IBN|accessdate=31 October 2011}}</ref> and as the Irrigation and Water Supply Minister in the [[United Democratic Front (India)|UDF]] Government under [[A. K. Antony]] which was elected into power in 2001.<ref>{{cite news
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Revision as of 09:44, 11 August 2021

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
Personal details
Born(1950-09-16)16 September 1950
Oliyappuram, Muvattupuzha Taluk, State oTravancore–Cochin (present day Ernakulam, Kerala), India
Died30 October 2011(2011-10-30) (aged 61)
NationalityIndian
Political partyKerala Congress (Jacob)
Spouse(s)Annie Jacob (Daisy)
Children2 (incl. Anoop Jacob)
Parent(s)
  • T. S. Mathew
  • Annamma
Website[2]

T. M. 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[1] in the UDF government, which was elected into power in Kerala in 2011.[2]

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.[3] Jacob has served as the Education Minister in the Government of Kerala under K. Karunakaran in the 1980s,[4] and as the Irrigation and Water Supply Minister in the UDF Government under A. K. Antony which was elected into power in 2001.[5] He first became a minister in the K. Karunakaran cabinet which held office from 1982–1987[6] and then subsequently from 1991–1995.[7]

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.[8]

Personal life

Jacob was born on 16 September 1950, to T S Mathew and Annamma Mathew, as their second son.[9] He was married to Daisy who works as AGM in Federal Bank, Trivandrum. The couple have a son Anoop Jacob and a daughter Ambili.[10] He was admitted to Lakeshore Hospital, Kochion October 17[9] and died there on 30 October 2011, following liver failure.[11] He had also been under treatment for pulmonary hypertension.[12] He was interred at the Kakkoor St. Mary’s Jacobite church, Piravom.[13] 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

  1. ↑ "Council of Ministers". Archived from the original on 2 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "TM Jacob".
  3. ↑ "T M Jacob passes away". IBN. 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "A warrior in various fronts". IBN. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "Drinking water for all in five years: T.M. Jacob". The Hindu. 20 March 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  6. ↑ "COUNCIL OF MINISTERS SINCE 1957 - SEVENTH KLA". Kerala Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "COUNCIL OF MINISTERS SINCE 1957 - Ninth KLA". Kerala Legislative Assembly.
  8. ↑ "KC(J) disbanded, will merge with Joseph faction, says Johnny Nellore". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "T M Jacob passes away". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  10. ↑ [1]
  11. ↑ "The Hindu : States / Kerala : Kerala Food Minister T.M. Jacob passes away". 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  12. ↑ PTI. "Kerala Minister T M Jacob passes away". @businessline. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "T.M. Jacob laid to rest". The Hindu. PTI. 1 November 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 November 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)


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