Vayalar Ravi | |
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| Member of Rajya Sabha for Kerala | |
| In office 22 April 2003 – 23 April 2021 | |
| Constituency | Kerala |
| In office 2 July 1994 – 1 July 2000 | |
| Constituency | Kerala |
| Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs | |
| In office 29 January 2006 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Oscar Fernandes |
| Succeeded by | Sushma Swaraj |
| Minister of Science and Technology | |
| In office 14 August 2012 – 28 October 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Succeeded by | Jaipal Reddy |
| Minister of Earth Sciences | |
| In office 14 August 2012 – 28 October 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Succeeded by | Jaipal Reddy |
| Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | |
| In office 14 August 2012 – 28 October 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Succeeded by | K. H. Muniyappa |
| Minister of Civil Aviation | |
| In office 19 January 2011 – 18 December 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Praful Patel |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhary Ajit Singh |
| Minister of Home Affairs, Kerala | |
| In office 24 May 1982 – 24 May 1986 | |
| Chief Minister | K. Karunakaran |
| Preceded by | Oommen Chandy |
| Succeeded by | K. Karunakaran |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1971–1980 | |
| Preceded by | K. Anirudhan |
| Succeeded by | A. A. Rahim |
| Constituency | Chirayinkil |
| Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1982–1991 | |
| Constituency | Cherthala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1937 Alappuzha, Travancore, British India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Mercy Ravi |
| Residence | Kerala |
| Source: [1] | |
Vayalar Ravi (born 4 June 1937[1]) is an Indian politician, who served as the Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs from 2006 to 2014. He is a former member of the Rajya Sabha.