Binoy Viswam

Binoy Viswam
Viswam in 2010
Leader of the Communist Party of India in the Rajya Sabha
In office
24 July 2019 – 1 July 2024
Preceded byD. Raja
Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha for Kerala
In office
2 July 2018 – 1 July 2024
Preceded byP. J. Kurien
Succeeded byJose K. Mani
Minister for Forests and Housing, Kerala
In office
18 May 2006 – 18 May 2011
Preceded byA. Sujanapal
Succeeded byK. B. Ganesh Kumar
ConstituencyNadapuram
Member of Legislative Assembly, Kerala
In office
2001–2011
Preceded bySathyan Mokeri
Succeeded byE. K. Vijayan
ConstituencyNadapuram
State Secretary of the Communist Party of India, Kerala State Council
Assumed office
10 December 2023 (2023-12-10)
Preceded byKanam Rajendran
Personal details
Born (1955-11-25) 25 November 1955 (age 68)
Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India
SpouseShaila C. George
ChildrenRasmi, Surya
Parents
Residence(s)Muthuchippy, Thondayad, Nellicode P.O., Kozhikode, Kerala, India-673016
EducationEducation Qualifications: B.A., L.L.B. Educated at St. Paul's College, Kalamassery, Maharaja's College, Ernakulam and Kerala Law Academy, Law College, Trivandrum
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Binoy Viswam is an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Kerala representing the Communist Party of India (CPI) and was its Parliamentary Party leader.[1][2][3] A member of the CPI National Secretariat, he is currently the State Secretary of CPI Kerala State Committee, the Editor of New Age Weekly - the central organ of CPI and the Working President of the All India Trade Union Congress.[4] He served as the Minister for Forests & Housing in the Government of Kerala during 2006–2011.[5] He was earlier elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Nadapuram constituency and served as Member, Estimates Committee; Chairman, Assurance Committee; and was one of the five members of the Constituency Delimitation Committee. He is a senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leader and the president of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation Employees' Federation.

  1. ^ "Binoy Viswam". Kerala Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Parliament". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Election to 3 Rajya Sabha seats from Kerala on June 25". The Week. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Analysis | Binoy Viswam is no Kanam, but CPI is still the divided house". Onmanorama. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Council of Ministers - Kerala". Kerala Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2009.