C. F. Thomas
Indian politician (1939–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chennikkara Francis Thomas (30 July 1939 – 27 September 2020) was an Indian politician from Changanassery and member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. He was Minister for Rural Development in the third A. K. Antony ministry and the subsequent first Oommen Chandy ministry. He was also the Chairman of the Kerala Congress and later became its Deputy Chairman.
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C. F. Thomas | |
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Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1980 (1980) – 27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) | |
Preceded by | Joseph Chacko |
Succeeded by | Job Michael |
Constituency | Changanassery |
Minister for Registration, Rural Development, Khadi and Village Industries, Government of Kerala | |
In office 17 May 2001 (2001-05-17) – 12 May 2006 (2006-05-12) | |
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Born | Chennikkara Francis Thomas (1939-07-30)30 July 1939 Changanassery, Kingdom of Travancore, British India (present day Kottayam, Kerala, India) |
Died | 27 September 2020(2020-09-27) (aged 81) Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India |
Political party | Kerala Congress |
Spouse | Kunjamma |
Children | 1 Son, 2 Daughters |
Parent(s) | Francis and Annamma |
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In this Indian name, the name Chennikkara Francis is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Thomas.
Before entering politics, he was a teacher at St. Berchmans Higher Secondary School in Changanassery from 1962 to 1980.[1][2]