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P. J. Kurien
Indian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the IAS officer, see V. J. Kurien.
Pallath Joseph Kurien (born 31 March 1941) is an Indian politician, a social worker and educationist. He was the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, till his retirement on 30 June 2018.[1][2] A leader of the Indian National Congress party, Kurien previously served as a Union Minister in the P. V. Narasimha Rao government and was a member of the Lok Sabha for four consecutive terms from 1980 to 1999.
Quick Facts 11th Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Preceded by ...
P. J. Kurien | |
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11th Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha | |
In office 21 August 2012 – 1 July 2018 | |
Preceded by | K. Rahman Khan, INC |
Succeeded by | Harivansh Narayan Singh, JD(U) |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 2 July 2006 – 1 July 2018 | |
Succeeded by | Binoy Viswam, CPI |
Constituency | Kerala |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1989–1999 | |
Preceded by | Thampan Thomas |
Succeeded by | Ramesh Chennithala |
Constituency | Mavelikara |
In office 1984–1989 | |
Preceded by | M. M. Lawrence |
Succeeded by | K. M. Matthew |
Constituency | Idukki |
In office 1980–1984 | |
Preceded by | B. K. Nair |
Succeeded by | Thampan Thomas |
Constituency | Mavelikara |
Personal details | |
Born | (1941-03-31) 31 March 1941 (age 83) Vennikulam, Travancore (now in Kerala, India) |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Susan |
Alma mater | St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry Government Science College, Rewa |
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In this Indian name, the name Pallath Joseph is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kurien.
He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2005.