A.M. Thomas

A.M. Thomas[1] (4 June 1912 – 27 April 2004) was an Indian politician from Kerala and a leader in the Indian National Congress leader. He served as Minister[2] of State (Food and Agriculture) in Fourth Nehru ministry, First Nanda ministry and Lal Bahadur Shastri ministry

A.M. Thomas
ConstituencyErnakulam
Minister of State, Government of India
In office
21 November 1963  27 May 1964
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
MinisterSwaran Singh
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare
In office
27 May 1964  9 June 1964
Prime MinisterGulzarilal Nanda
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare
In office
9 June 1964  11 January 1966
Prime MinisterLal Bahadur Shastri
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare
Member of Parliament for Ernakulam
In office
1952–1957
In office
1957–1962
In office
1962–1967
Personal details
Born(1912-06-04)4 June 1912
Kurikad Village, Kingdom of Cochin
DiedApril 27, 2004(2004-04-27) (aged 91)
Kochi
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Thankam
Children4 sons and 5 daughters
Fathermathai
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Lawyer

Early life

Alumkal Mathai Thomas was born in June 1912 in the village of Kurikad[3] in kingdom of Cochin. His father's father was Mathai. He was educated at St. Thomas College, Thrissur, Maharaja's College, Ernakulam and Law College, Trivandrum. He married Shrimati ThanKam in 1940 and they have four sons and five daughters. Mr. Thomas was a lawyer in Supreme Court. He served as Member of Cochin Legislative Council, Member of Standing Finance Committee. Member of Committee appointed by Cochin Government to enquire into disabilities of Pali tenants and Tenancy, Select Committees, Member of Travancore-Cochin Assembly between 1949 and 1952, Member of Executive Committee of Travancore-Cochin Assembly Congress Parliamentary Party and also Congress Whip from 1949 to 1951, and Speaker of Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly during 1951–52 at an age of 39.

Parliamentary career

He was elected from Ernakulam[4] [5][6] to Lok Sabha[7] for three consecutive terms from 1952 to 1962. He Served in a number of important committees constituted by the Parliament and was also the Chairman of the Select Committee on the Rubber Bill. He was Deputy Minister of Food since 1957 and led Indian Delegation to the United Nations Sugar Conference held in Geneva in 1958 and 1961 and Delegation to Canada and U.S. in 1960 as well

Death

Thomas died at his residence in Kochi on the morning of 27 April 2004. He was 92.[8]

References

  1. Thomas, A.M. "A.m Thomas". Loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  2. Union Minister, A.M Thomas. "A.M Thomas Union Minister". agricoop.nic.in. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  3. Biodata, A.M Thomas. "A.M Thomas Biodata". entranceindia.com. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  4. MP, A.M Thomas. "A.M Thomas MP". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  5. MP, A.M Thomas. "A.M Thomas MP". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  6. MP, A.M Thomas. "A.M Thomas MP". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  7. Debate, A.M Thomas. "A.M Thomas Debate". eparlib.nic.in. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  8. Death, A.M Thomas. "A.M Thomas death". Zee News. Retrieved September 15, 2020.

See also

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