Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas | |
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| Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution | |
| In office 19 January 2011 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Sharad Pawar |
| Succeeded by | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sebastian Paul |
| Succeeded by | Hibi Eden |
| Constituency | Ernakulam |
| In office 1984–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Xavier Arakkal |
| Succeeded by | Xavier Arakkal |
| Constituency | Ernakulam |
| Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2001–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Sebastian Paul |
| Succeeded by | Dominic Presentation |
| Constituency | Ernakulam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1946 Kumbalangi, Kingdom of Cochin, British India (present day Ernakulam, Kerala, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (1978–2022) Independent Since 2022 |
| Spouse | Sherly Thomas |
| Children | 3 |
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| Alma mater | Sacred Heart College, Thevara[1] |
Kurupassery Varkey Thomas (born 10 May 1946) is an Indian politician from Kumbalangi in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. He represented Ernakulam Constituency from 2009 to 2019. He was the Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, 2nd UPA Government;[2] a member of the Indian Parliament;[3] and was a member of All India Congress Committee from[4] 1984 to 2022. He is now the Special Representative of Government of Kerala at New Delhi with Cabinet rank.
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