Thomas Isaac
| Dr. T. M. Thomas Isaac | |
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| Minister of Finance of Kerala | |
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Assumed office 25 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Oommen Chandy |
| Constituency | Alapuzha |
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In office 18 May 2006 – 18 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Vakkom Purushothaman |
| Succeeded by | K.M. Mani |
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26 September 1952 (age 64) Kottapuram near Kodungalloor, Travancore-Cochin, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Alma mater | Centre for Development Studies, JNU |
| Occupation | Politician, Economist |
| Website | http://drthomasisaac.in/ |
Dr.T. M. Thomas Isaac (born 1952) is the Minister of Finance of the Indian state of Kerala and a central committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He represents Alappuzha constituency in the Kerala State Legislative Assembly. During his tenure as a member of the Kerala State Planning Board, he was in charge of the People's Plan campaign(PPC) in Kerala. This campaign is considered as a landmark in the history of decentralisation in India. He also served as the Finance Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011.
The son of T. P. Mathew and Saramma Mathew, Isaac obtained a PhD from the Centre for Development Studies, which is academically affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University. His PhD theis is titled Class Struggle and Industrial Structure: A Study of Coir Weaving Industry in Kerala 1859 - 1980. While a student, he became involved in student politics, being involved with the Students Federation of India (SFI), an organisation which is politically linked with the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He has held posts in the SFI at college, district and state level.
Isaac was a professor at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram and has published a number of articles and books.
Isaac is divorced from his wife Dr Nata Duvvury who is is currently a senior lecture at National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. They have two daughters; Sara Duvisac, and Dora Duvisac.
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