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{{Short description|Indian politician (1912–2004)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = A.M. Thomas
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1912|06|04}}
| birth_place = Kurikad Village, [[Kingdom of Cochin]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|4|27|1912|6|4}}
| death_place = [[Kochi]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| office1 = Union Minister of State for Defence,<br> [[Government of India]]
| term_start1 = 24 January 1966
| term_end1 = 13 March 1967
| minister1 = [[Yashwantrao Chavan]], [[Sardar Swaran Singh]]
| primeminister1 = [[Indira Gandhi]]
| office2 = Union Minister of State of [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare|Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]], [[Government of India]]
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| term_start2 = 21 November 1963
| term_end2 = 27 May 1964
| minister2 = [[Swaran Singh]]
| minister3 = [[Swaran Singh]]
| minister4 = [[Chidambaram Subramaniam]]
| primeminister2 = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
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| primeminister3 = [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
| term_start3 = 27 May 1964
| term_end3 = 9 June 1964
| primeminister4 = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
| term_start4 = 9 June 1964
| term_end4 = 11 January 1966
| office5 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ernakulam]]
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| term_start5 = 1952
| term_end5 = 1967
| predecessor5 = ''Position Established''
| successor5 = V.V Menon
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| spouse = Thankam
| children = 4 sons and 5 daughters
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| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|Lawyer}}
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| father = Mathai
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'''A.M. Thomas'''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thomas|first=A.M|title=A.m Thomas|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1068.htm|access-date=September 15, 2020|website=Loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref> (4 June 1912 – 27 April 2004) was an Indian politician from [[Kerala]] and a [[Indian National Congress]] leader. He served as Minister<ref>{{Cite web|last=Union Minister|first=A.M Thomas|title=A.M Thomas Union Minister|url=http://agricoop.nic.in/history|access-date=September 15, 2020|website=agricoop.nic.in}}</ref> of State (Food and Agriculture) in [[Fourth Nehru ministry]], [[First Nanda ministry]] and [[Shastri ministry|Lal Bahadur Shastri ministry]].

== Early life ==
Alunkal Mathai Thomas was born in June 4 1912 in the village of Kurikad<ref>{{Cite web|last=Biodata|first=A.M Thomas|title=A.M Thomas Biodata|url=https://entranceindia.com/election-and-politics/shri-a-m-thomas-member-of-parliament-mp-from-ernakulam-kerala-biodata/|access-date=September 15, 2020|website=entranceindia.com}}</ref> in [[Kingdom of Cochin]]. His father was Mathai. He was educated at St. Thomas College, [[Thrissur]], Maharaja's College, [[Ernakulam]] and Law College, [[Trivandrum]]. He married Thankam in 1940 and they have four sons and five daughters. Mr. Thomas was a lawyer in [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]]. He served as Member of [[Cochin Legislative Council]], Member of Standing Finance Committee. Member of Committee appointed by Cochin Government to enquire into disabilities of Pali tenants and Tenancy, Select Committees, Member of [[Travancore-Cochin]] Assembly between 1949 and 1952, Member of Executive Committee of Travancore-Cochin Assembly [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Parliamentary Party and also Congress Whip from 1949 to 1951, and Speaker of Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly during 1951–52 at an age of 39.

== Parliamentary career ==
He was elected from [[Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ernakulam]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=MP|first=A.M Thomas|title=A.M Thomas MP|url=https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/statedetailar.aspx?state_name=Travancore-Cochin&lsno=1|access-date=September 15, 2020|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=MP|first=A.M Thomas|title=A.M Thomas MP|url=https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/lokaralpha.aspx?lsno=2&tab=14|access-date=September 15, 2020|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=MP|first=A.M Thomas|title=A.M Thomas MP|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/lokaralpha.aspx?lsno=3&tab=13|access-date=September 15, 2020|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref> to Lok Sabha<ref>{{Cite web|last=Debate|first=A.M Thomas|title=A.M Thomas Debate|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/handle/123456789/723720?view_type=browse|access-date=September 15, 2020|website=eparlib.nic.in}}</ref> for three consecutive terms from 1952 to 1962. He Served in a number of important committees constituted by the [[Parliament of India|Parliament]] and was also the Chairman of the Select Committee on the Rubber Bill. He was Union Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture from 1957 to 1963.He led Indian Delegation to the [[United Nations]] Sugar Conference held in [[Geneva]] in 1958 and 1961 and Delegation to Canada and the United States in 1960 as well.

== Death ==
Thomas died at his residence in [[Kochi]] on the morning of 27 April 2004. He was 91.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Death|first=A.M Thomas|title=A.M Thomas death|work=Zee News|url=https://zeenews.india.com/home/former-union-minister-a-m-thomas-passes-away_156238.html|access-date=September 15, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==See also==
* [[Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare]]
* [[List of members of the 1st Lok Sabha]]
* [[List of members of the 2nd Lok Sabha]]
* [[List of members of the 3rd Lok Sabha]]
* [[Fourth Nehru ministry]]
* [[First Nanda ministry]]
* [[Lal Bahadur Shastri ministry]]
* [[Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency]]

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[[Category:1912 births]]
[[Category:2004 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian lawyers]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala]]

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