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Indian politician (born 1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan (born 26 December 1949) is an Indian politician from the state of Kerala.[1] From 13 April 2012 to 1 January 2014, he was the Home Minister in Oommen Chandy Ministry, Government of Kerala.[2] He simultaneously held the Vigilance portfolio for the same time period and subsequently took over Forest, Transport, Sports, Cinema & Environment portfolios for the remaining duration of the ministry [3]
Quick Facts Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly, Preceded by ...
Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan | |
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Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 1 June 2011 (2011-06-01) | |
Preceded by | V. N. Vasavan |
Constituency | Kottayam |
Minister for Forest, Transport and Cinema, Government of Kerala | |
In office 1 January 2014 (2014-01-01) – 20 May 2016 (2016-05-20) | |
Preceded by | Aryadan Muhammed |
Succeeded by | K. Raju (Forest) A. K. Saseendran (Transport) A. K. Balan (Cinema) |
Minister for Home, Vigilance, Fire and Resources, Government of Kerala | |
In office 12 April 2012 (2012-04-12) – 31 December 2013 (2013-12-31) | |
Preceded by | Oommen Chandy |
Succeeded by | Ramesh Chennithala |
Minister for Revenue, Government of Kerala | |
In office 23 May 2011 (2011-05-23) – 11 April 2012 (2012-04-11) | |
Preceded by | K. P. Rajendran |
Succeeded by | Adoor Prakash |
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1991 (1991)–2011 (2011) | |
Preceded by | R. Unnikrishna Pillai |
Succeeded by | Chittayam Gopakumar |
Constituency | Adoor |
Personal details | |
Born | (1949-12-26) 26 December 1949 (age 74) Thiruvanchoor, United State of Travancore and Cochin, Dominion of India (present day Kottayam, Kerala, India) |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Lalithambika Radhakrishnan |
Children | 3 |
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Alma mater | Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram |
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In this Indian name, the toponymic surname is Thiruvanchoor. It is not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Radhakrishnan.