Binoy Viswam
Indian politician (born 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Binoy Viswam is a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Kerala representing the Communist Party of India (CPI)[1] and its Parliamentary Party leader. A member of the CPI National Secretariat, he is currently the State Secretary of CPI Kerala State Committee, the Editor of New Age Weekly - the central organ of CPI and the Working President of the All India Trade Union Congress. He served as the Minister for Forests & Housing in the Government of Kerala during 2006–2011.[2] He was earlier elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Nadapuram constituency and served as Member, Estimates Committee; Chairman, Assurance Committee; and was one of the five members of the Constituency Delimitation Committee. He is a senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leader and the president of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation Employees' Federation.
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Binoy Viswam | |
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Leader of the Communist Party of India in the Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 24 July 2019 | |
Preceded by | D. Raja |
Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha for Kerala | |
Assumed office 2 July 2018 | |
Preceded by | P. J. Kurien |
Minister for Forests and Housing, Kerala | |
In office 18 May 2006 – 18 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | A. Sujanapal |
Succeeded by | K. B. Ganesh Kumar |
Constituency | Nadapuram |
Member of Legislative Assembly, Kerala | |
In office 2001–2011 | |
Preceded by | Sathyan Mokeri |
Succeeded by | E. K. Vijayan |
Constituency | Nadapuram |
State Secretary of the Communist Party of India, Kerala State Council | |
Assumed office 10 December 2023 (2023-12-10) | |
Preceded by | Kanam Rajendran |
Personal details | |
Born | (1955-11-25) 25 November 1955 (age 68) |
Political party | Communist Party of India |
Spouse | Shaila C. George |
Children | Rasmi, Surya |
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Residence(s) | Muthuchippy, Thondayad, Nellicode P.O., Kozhikode, Kerala, India-673016 |
Education | Education Qualifications: B.A., L.L.B. Educated at St. Paul's College, Kalamassery, Maharaja's College, Ernakulam and Kerala Law Academy, Law College, Trivandrum |