M. A. Baby
Mariam Alexander Baby | |
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M. A. Baby in 2010 | |
| General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Assumed office 6 April 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Sitaram Yechury |
| Member of the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Assumed office April 2012 | |
| Member of Kerala Legislative assembly | |
| In office 2006–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Kadavoor Sivadasan |
| Succeeded by | J. Mercykutty Amma |
| Constituency | Kundara |
| Minister of Education, Government of Kerala | |
| In office 2006–2011 | |
| Preceded by | E. T. Mohammed Basheer |
| Succeeded by | P. K. Abdu Rabb |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1986–1998 | |
| Constituency | Kerala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1954 |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | Betty Louis |
| Website | http://www.cpim.org/leadership |
Mariam Alexander Baby is an Indian Marxist and education reformist politician who is currently serving as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He has served as a member of both the Rajya Sabha and the Kerala Legislative Assembly, and held the position of Minister for Education and Cultural Affairs in the Government of Kerala from 2006 to 2011. He was elected to the Politburo of CPI(M) in the 20th Congress held at Kozhikode, Kerala, in 2012. Baby is known for his contributions to the public education system in Kerala and is currently a member of the CPI(M) Politburo, the party's highest decision-making body.