Oommen Chandy

Oommen Chandy
Oommen Chandy in January 2013
10th Chief Minister of Kerala
In office
18 May 2011 (2011-05-18) – 20 May 2016 (2016-05-20)
Preceded byV. S. Achuthanandan
Succeeded byPinarayi Vijayan
In office
31 August 2004 (2004-08-31) – 12 May 2006 (2006-05-12)
Preceded byA. K. Antony
Succeeded byV. S. Achuthanandan
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
1970 (1970)–2023 (2023)
Preceded byE. M. George
Succeeded byChandy Oommen
ConstituencyPuthuppally
Minister of Home Affairs, Government of Kerala
In office
18 May 2011 (2011-05-18) – 13 April 2012 (2012-04-13)
Chief MinisterHimself
Preceded byKodiyeri Balakrishnan
Succeeded byThiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
In office
31 August 2004 (2004-08-31) – 12 May 2006 (2006-05-12)
Chief MinisterHimself
Preceded byA. K. Antony
Succeeded byKodiyeri Balakrishnan
In office
28 December 1981 (1981-12-28) – 17 March 1982 (1982-03-17)
Chief MinisterK. Karunakaran
Preceded byT. K. Ramakrishnan
Succeeded byVayalar Ravi
Minister for Finance, Government of Kerala
In office
10 November 2015 (2015-11-10) – 20 May 2016 (2016-05-20)
Chief MinisterHimself
Preceded byK. M. Mani
Succeeded byT. M. Thomas Isaac
In office
2 July 1991 (1991-07-02) – 22 June 1994 (1994-06-22)
Chief MinisterK. Karunakaran
Preceded byV. Viswanatha Menon
Succeeded byC. V. Padmarajan
Leader of the Opposition,
Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
18 May 2006 (2006-05-18) – 14 May 2011 (2011-05-14)
Governor
Preceded byV. S. Achuthanandan
Succeeded byV. S. Achuthanandan
General Secretary of the AICC for Andhra Pradesh
In office
6 June 2018 (2018-06-06) – 18 July 2023 (2023-07-18)
President
Personal details
Born(1943-10-31)31 October 1943
Kumarakom, Kingdom of Travancore, British India
(present day Kottayam, Kerala, India)
Died18 July 2023(2023-07-18) (aged 79)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseMariamma Oommen
ChildrenChandy Oommen, Maria Oommen, Achu Oommen
Parent(s)Chandy and Baby
Residences
Alma mater
Websitewww.oommenchandy.org
As of 9 April 2014
Source: [1]
In this Indian name, the name Chandy is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Oommen.

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]

  1. ^ Krishnan, Anantha. "Kerala assembly elections 2011: UDF wins by narrow margin". The Times of India.
  2. ^ "Oommen Chandy sets record as the longest-serving legislator in Kerala". OnManorama. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ "തലസ്ഥാനത്തെ ഏറ്റവും കൂടുതല്‍ പരിഗണിച്ച മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിയാര് ? കണക്കുകള്‍ പറയുന്നു അത് ഉമ്മന്‍ചാണ്ടി". www.kaumudiplus.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy receives UN award for public service". Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Former Kerala CM Chandy appointed AICC general secretary". Onmanorama.
  6. ^ "AICC Office Bearers: Indian National Congress - Congress Party Official website". 29 May 2023. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ "Indian National Congress". Indian National Congress. Retrieved 9 August 2023.