Vakkom Purushothaman

Vakkom Purushothaman (born 12 April 1925) is an Indian political figure and was the Governor of Mizoram from 2011 to 2014. Former Speacker of Kerala, state minister and former Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar

His Excellency

Vakkom Purushothaman
9th Governor of Mizoram
In office
2 September 2011 (2011-09-02)[1] – 6 July 2014 (2014-07-06)
Chief MinisterLal Thanhawla
Preceded byMadan Mohan Lakhera
Succeeded byKamla Beniwal
14th Governor of Tripura
In office
30 June 2014 (2014-06-30) – 14 July 2014 (2014-07-14)
Chief MinisterManik Sarkar
Preceded byDevanand Konwar
Succeeded byPadmanabha Acharya
Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
2001 - 2004
1982 - 1984
Minister of Finance and Excise
In office
2004 - 2006
6th Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
In office
19 March 1993 (1993-03-19) – 18 March 1996 (1996-03-18)
Preceded bySurjit Singh Barnala
Succeeded byIshwari Prasad Gupta
Member of Parliament
In office
1984 - 1991
Minister of Health and Tourism
In office
1980 - 1981
Minister of Agriculture and Labour
In office
1971 - 1977
Member of Legislative Assembly-Attingal
In office
2001 - 2006
1970 - 1984
Personal details
Born (1925-04-12) 12 April 1925
Vakkom, Kingdom of Travancore, British India (present day Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Lilly Purushothaman

Early life

Vakkom B. Purushothaman - a veteran Congress leader and advocate, was born at Vakkom near Trivandrum, the capital of Travancore, on 12 April 1928 as the eldest son of Bhanu Panicker and Bhavani and grand son of Sri. Pappu Tharakan, a notable businessman in Travancore

Beginning his political life as an active worker of the Students' Congress in 1946, he became a member of Vakkom Panchayat in 1953. Later, he served as President of the District Congress Committee, Thiruvananthapuram and the General Secretary and Vice–President of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. He has been a member of All India Congress Committee for over 25 years.[2]

Political life

Vakkom Purushothaman was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1970, 1977, 1980 and 1982 from Attingal Constituency. From 1971 to 1977, he held the portfolio of Agriculture and Labour in the Ministry headed by C. Achutha Menon. From 1980 to 1981, he was the Minister for Health and Tourism in the Nayanar Ministry.[3] He served as Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1984 and then served for two terms as a Member of parliament, Lok Sabha, 1984-1991, during which time he was also Chairman of the Committee on Public Undertakings and the Committee on Subordinate Legislation of Parliament. He was the Chairman of the Consultative Committee of Experts to the Inter Parliamentary Union for five years.[4][5]

In 1993-1996, he served as the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In 1996, he lost in the Kerala Legislative Assembly election Attingal. He was elected from Attingal in 2001 and became the Speaker for a second time, holding office from 2001 to 2004. In 2004 he was made the Minister for Finance and Excise in the Oommen Chandy led UDF government and he briefly officiated as Chief Minister in 2006.[6]

Governor of Mizoram

On 26 August 2011 President Pratibha Patil appointed Vakkom B. Purushothaman as the new Governor of Mizoram in place of Madan Mohan Lakhera. Vakkom B. Purushothaman was sworn in as the 18th Governor of Mizoram on 2 September 2011. He resigned on 11 July 2014 from his post due to his transfer to Nagaland.[7]

Personal life

Vakkom Purushothaman married his childhood sweetheart Lilly Purushothaman, and they have two sons and one daughter(Dr.Bindhu purushothaman).[2] His elder son Biju died on 18 January 2012 after prolonged illness. Biju's death devastated him very much, but he never went to extreme grief.

References
  1. "Vakkom B Purusothaman new governor of Mizoram". The Economic Times. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. "VakkomPurushothaman". stateofkerala.in.
  3. "VakkomPurushothaman". sites.google.com.
  4. "KERALA LEGISLATURE - MEMBERS Vakkom B. Purushothaman". Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  5. "Governor Vakkom Purushothaman". Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  6. "Governor of Mizoram". Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  7. "Mizoram governor VB Purushothaman resigns". Patrika Group. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.