Binoy Viswam
Binoy Viswam | |
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Viswam in 2010 | |
| Leader of the Communist Party of India in the Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 24 July 2019 – 1 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | D. Raja |
| Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha for Kerala | |
| In office 2 July 2018 – 1 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | P. J. Kurien |
| Succeeded by | Jose K. Mani |
| 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 | |
| Preceded by | Kanam Rajendran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1955 Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Spouse | Shaila C. George |
| Children | 2 |
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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 |
Binoy Viswam is an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Kerala representing the Communist Party of India (CPI) and was 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. 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.