T. M. Jacob, Indian politician, member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, died he was 61.

T. M. Jacob was the leader of the Kerala Congress (Jacob), a splinter faction of the Kerala Congress. He was born on September 16, 1950, to T S Mathew and Annamma. Jacob was the Food & Civil Supplies Minister^[1] in the UDF government, which was elected into power in Kerala in 2011 died he was 61..

(September 16, 1950 – October 30, 2011)

T. M. Jacob was first elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly as an MLA from Piravom constituency in Ernakulam district in 1977, and remained a member for a period of over thirty years, representing Piravom and Kothamangalam constituencies.^[2] Jacob has served as the Education Minister in the Government of Kerala under K. Karunakaran in the 1980's^[3], and as the Irrigation and Water Supply Minister in the UDF Government under A. K. Antony which was elected into power in 2001.^[4] He first became a minister in the K. Karunakaran cabinet which held office from 1982–1987^[5] and then subsequently from 1991–1995^[6] . He was a Christian, belonging to the Syriac Orthodox Church. He died on October 30, 2011 in a private hospital in Kochi.^[7] He is survived by his mother, brother, his wife and two children.^[2]


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