{{Short description|Indian politician (1950–2011)}} {{Indian patronymic|Jacob|Thanikunnel Mathew}} {{more citations needed|date=April 2010}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = T. M. Jacob | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1950|9|16}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2011|10|30|1950|09|16}} | birth_place = Oliyappuram, Muvattupuzha Taluk, State of Travancore–Cochin (present day Ernakulam, Kerala), India | office = Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Government of Kerala | term_start = {{Start date|2011|05|18|df=yes}} | term_end = {{End date|2011|10|30|df=yes}} | predecessor = C. Divakaran | successor = Anoop Jacob | party = Kerala Congress (Jacob) | parents = {{Unbulleted_list|T. S. Mathew|Annamma}} | spouse = Annie Jacob (Daisy) | children = 2 (incl. Anoop Jacob) | website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20111201063215/http://www.tmjacob.in/] }} '''Thanikunnel Mathew Jacob''' (16 September 1950 – 30 October 2011) was an Indian politician and the leader of the Kerala Congress (Jacob). Jacob was the Food & Civil Supplies Minister<ref>{{cite news|title=Council of Ministers|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/cmin.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902025100/http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/cmin.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-09-02}}</ref> in the UDF government, which was elected into power in Kerala in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TM Jacob|website=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/speaker-tells-young-mlas-to-emulate-tm-jacob/articleshow/61230968.cms|access-date=15 October 2020|archive-date=9 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209162652/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/speaker-tells-young-mlas-to-emulate-tm-jacob/articleshow/61230968.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Career==
T. M. Jacob was first elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly as an MLA from Piravom constituency in Ernakulam district in 1977, and remained a member for a period of over thirty years, representing Piravom and Kothamangalam constituencies.<ref name="ibnobituary">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/t-m-jacob-passes-away/197788-60-116.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103023117/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/t-m-jacob-passes-away/197788-60-116.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2011|title=T M Jacob passes away|date=31 October 2011|publisher=IBN|accessdate=31 October 2011}}</ref> Jacob has served as the Education Minister in the Government of Kerala under K. Karunakaran in the 1980s,<ref name="ibnobituary2">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/a-warrior-in-various-fronts/197795-60-116.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126091303/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/a-warrior-in-various-fronts/197795-60-116.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|title=A warrior in various fronts|date=31 October 2011|publisher=IBN|accessdate=31 October 2011}}</ref> and as the Irrigation and Water Supply Minister in the UDF Government under A. K. Antony which was elected into power in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |work = The Hindu |title = Drinking water for all in five years: T.M. Jacob |url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/2002/03/20/stories/2002032001321900.htm |date = 20 March 2002 |accessdate = 4 June 2009 |archive-date = 27 November 2003 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20031127143258/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/2002/03/20/stories/2002032001321900.htm |url-status = live }}</ref> He first became a minister in the K. Karunakaran cabinet which held office from 1982 to 1987<ref>{{cite web|title=COUNCIL OF MINISTERS SINCE 1957 – SEVENTH KLA|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/ginfo_6_7.htm|publisher=Kerala Legislative Assembly|accessdate=21 March 2012|archive-date=12 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512032446/http://niyamasabha.org/codes/ginfo_6_7.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and then subsequently from 1991 to 1995.<ref>{{cite web|title=COUNCIL OF MINISTERS SINCE 1957 – Ninth KLA|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/ginfo_6_9.htm|publisher=Kerala Legislative Assembly|access-date=21 March 2012|archive-date=12 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512032254/http://niyamasabha.org/codes/ginfo_6_9.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
His party Kerala Congress (Jacob) faced a split in 2020 after the sitting Chairman Johnny Nellore and his son Anoop Jacob failed to come into a political agreement.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KC(J) disbanded, will merge with Joseph faction, says Johnny Nellore|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/mar/06/kcj-disbanded-will-merge-with-joseph-faction-says-johnny-nellore-2112914.html|access-date=2020-06-12|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Jacob was born into the Thanikunnel family, on 16 September 1950, to T. S. Mathew and Annamma Mathew, as their second son.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members - Kerala Legislature |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m233.htm |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=www.niyamasabha.org |archive-date=25 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825155906/http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m233.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=T M Jacob passes away|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2011/oct/31/t-m-jacob-passes-away-305272.html|access-date=2020-11-20|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He was married to Daisy who works as AGM in Federal Bank, Trivandrum. The couple have a son Anoop Jacob and a daughter Ambili.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/t-m-jacob-passes-away/197788-60-116.html |title=T M Jacob passes away – southindia – Kerala – ibnlive |website=ibnlive.in.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103023117/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/t-m-jacob-passes-away/197788-60-116.html |archive-date=3 November 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Suffering from various illnesses, he was admitted to Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi on 17 October 2011<ref name=":0" /> and died there on 30 October 2011, following liver failure.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-11-01|title=The Hindu : States / Kerala : Kerala Food Minister T.M. Jacob passes away|website=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2583155.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101132735/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2583155.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-11-01|access-date=2020-11-20}}</ref> He had also been under treatment for pulmonary hypertension.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=Press Trust of India|title=Kerala Minister T M Jacob passes away|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/Kerala-Minister-T-M-Jacob-passes-away/article20354338.ece|access-date=2020-11-20|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref> He was interred at the Kakkoor St. Mary's Jacobite church, Piravom.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=PTI|date=2011-11-01|title=T.M. Jacob laid to rest|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/tm-jacob-laid-to-rest/article2588500.ece|access-date=2020-11-20|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Anoop was elected from Piravom State Assembly Constituency following his father's death, and served as the minister of food & civil supplies in Oommen Chandy ministry. Ambili is working in Technopark Trivandrum.
==References== {{Reflist}} {{United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}
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