K. V. Thomas

Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
In office 19 January 2011 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Sharad Pawar
Succeeded by	Ram Vilas Paswan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2009–2019
Preceded by	Sebastian Paul
Succeeded by	Hibi Eden
Constituency	Ernakulam
In office 1984–1996
Preceded by	Xavier Arakkal
Succeeded by	Xavier Arakkal
Constituency	Ernakulam
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 2001–2009
Preceded by	Sebastian Paul
Succeeded by	Dominic Presentation
Constituency	Ernakulam
Personal details
Born	(1946-05-10) 10 May 1946 (age 78) Kumbalangi, Kingdom of Cochin, British India (present day Ernakulam, Kerala, India)
Political party	Indian National Congress (1978–2022) Independent Since 2022
Spouse	Sherly Thomas
Children	3
Parents	K. D. Varkey (father) Rosa Varkey (mother)
Alma mater	Sacred Heart College, Thevara[1]

'Kurupassery Varkey Thomas, (born 10 May 1946), is an Indian politician from Kumbalangi in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. He represented Ernakulam Constituency from 2009 to 2019. He was the Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, 2nd UPA Government;^[2] a member of the Indian Parliament;^[3] and was a member of All India Congress Committee from ^[4]1984 to 2022. He is now the Special Representative of Government of Kerala at New Delhi with Cabinet rank.