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| {{Infobox Indian politician | | {{Redirect category shell| |
| | name = K. Francis George | | {{R from move}} |
| | image = Francis George at Arakuzha.JPG
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| | caption = Francis George at [[Arakuzha]]
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| | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|5|29|df=y}}
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| | birth_place = [[Muvattupuzha]], [[Kottayam district]], [[Travancore-Cochin]]
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| | residence = [[Muvattupuzha]]
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| | office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
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| | constituency = [[Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency)|Idukki]]
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| | term_start = 1999
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| | term_end = 2009
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| | predecessor = [[P. C. Chacko]]
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| | successor = [[P. T. Thomas]]
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| | party = [[Kerala Congress]]
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| | otherparty = [[Janadhipathya Kerala Congress]]<ref>http://deepika.com/News_Latest.aspx?catcode=latest&newscode=180933</ref> ''(formerly)''<br>
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| | spouse = Shiny Francis George
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| | children = 3
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| | website = http://www.francisgeorge.in
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| | source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=138
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| '''K. Francis George''' is an Indian politician who is a leader of [[Kerala Congress (Joseph)]], which is one among several factions of the [[Kerala Congress]]. He was a member of the [[13th Lok Sabha|13th]] and the [[14th Lok Sabha|14th]] [[Lok Sabha]], representing [[Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency)|Idukki]] constituency of [[Kerala]]. He was formerly a leader of the [[Kerala Congress (M)]] and that of his former party [[Janadhipathya Kerala Congress]].
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| == Political life ==
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| Prior to the 2014 Indian general election, he left Kerala Congress (M) and created a new party — Janadhipathya Kerala Congress. The party joined the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF) and he contested in the [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016 Kerala assembly election]] from Idukki, however he lost the election to the sitting MLA [[Roshy Augustine]]. In 2020, he left the Janadhipathya Kerala Congress and rejoined Kerala Congress (M) and he is currently part of the [[P. J. Joseph]] faction of the party.
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| Francis George has been on Parliamentary Committees on [[External affairs|External Affairs]], [[Defence (military)|Defence]], [[Industrial sector|Industry]], and [[Commerce]].
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| == Personal life ==
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| Francis graduated from [[Christ University|Christ College]] in Bangalore and has been graduated in law by the Law Academy at [[Trivandrum]]. He was formerly a banker.
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| He is the son of [[K. M. George (politician)|K. M. George]], the founder of Kerala Congress. Francis George is married to Shiny Chettisseril. They have three children namely K. F. George, K. F. Jose and K. F. Jacob.
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| ==References==
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| {{13th LS members from Kerala}}
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| {{14th LS members from Kerala}}
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| ==External links==
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| * [http://www.francisgeorge.in Francis George's Virtual Office]
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| {{Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:George, Francis}}
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| [[Category:14th Lok Sabha members]]
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| [[Category:Malayali politicians]]
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| [[Category:Syro-Malabar Catholics]]
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| [[Category:People from Idukki district]]
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| [[Category:13th Lok Sabha members]]
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| [[Category:Lok Sabha members from Kerala]]
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| [[Category:Christ University alumni]]
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