Oommen Chandy | |
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Oommen Chandy in January 2013 | |
10th Chief Minister of Kerala | |
In office 18 May 2011 – 20 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | V. S. Achuthanandan |
Succeeded by | Pinarayi Vijayan |
In office 31 August 2004 – 12 May 2006 | |
Preceded by | A. K. Antony |
Succeeded by | V. S. Achuthanandan |
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1970 –2023 | |
Preceded by | E. M. George |
Succeeded by | Chandy Oommen |
Constituency | Puthuppally |
Minister of Home Affairs, Government of Kerala | |
In office 18 May 2011 – 13 April 2012 | |
Chief Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan |
Succeeded by | Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan |
In office 31 August 2004 – 12 May 2006 | |
Chief Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | A. K. Antony |
Succeeded by | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan |
In office 28 December 1981 – 17 March 1982 | |
Chief Minister | K. Karunakaran |
Preceded by | T. K. Ramakrishnan |
Succeeded by | Vayalar Ravi |
Minister for Finance, Government of Kerala | |
In office 10 November 2015 – 20 May 2016 | |
Chief Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | K. M. Mani |
Succeeded by | T. M. Thomas Isaac |
In office 2 July 1991 – 22 June 1994 | |
Chief Minister | K. Karunakaran |
Preceded by | V. Viswanatha Menon |
Succeeded by | C. V. Padmarajan |
Leader of the Opposition, Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
In office 18 May 2006 – 14 May 2011 | |
Governor | |
Preceded by | V. S. Achuthanandan |
Succeeded by | V. S. Achuthanandan |
General Secretary of the AICC for Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 6 June 2018 – 18 July 2023 | |
President | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kumarakom, Kingdom of Travancore, British India (present day Kottayam, Kerala, India) | 31 October 1943
Died | 18 July 2023 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | (aged 79)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Mariamma Oommen |
Children | Chandy Oommen, Maria Oommen, Achu Oommen |
Parent(s) | Chandy and Baby |
Residences | |
Alma mater | |
Website | www |
As of 9 April 2014 Source: [1] |
Oommen Chandy (31 October 1943 – 18 July 2023) was the 10th chief minister of Kerala, serving from 2004 to 2006 and 2011 to 2016. He served also as the leader of the opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.[1]
He represented Puthuppally constituency as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the State Assembly from 1970 until his death in 2023, making him the longest-serving member of the Kerala Legislature Assembly.[2] He received an award for public service from the United Nations in 2013.[3][4]
In 2018, he was appointed the general secretary of the All India Congress Committee, in charge of the state of Andhra Pradesh.[5][6] He was also a Congress Working Committee member at the time of his death.[7]
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