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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = M. A. Baby
| spouse = [[Betty Louis]]
| honorific_suffix =
| image = MA Baby 2022 (cropped).jpg
| caption = M. A. Baby at Kollam on 23 April 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|4|5|df=y}}
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[General Secretary]] of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| term_start = 6 April 2025
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Sitaram Yechury]]
| successor =
| office1= Member of the [[Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Polit Bureau]] of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| term_start1= April 2012
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| office2 = [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Member of Kerala Legislative assembly]]
| term_start2 = 11 May 2006
| term_end2 = 19 May 2016
| constituency2 = [[Kundara Assembly constituency|Kundara]]
| predecessor2 = [[Kadavoor Sivadasan]]
| successor2 = [[J. Mercykutty Amma]]
| office3 = Minister of Education, [[Government of Kerala]]
| term_start3 = 18 May 2006
| term_end3 = 14 May 2011
| predecessor3 = [[E. T. Mohammed Basheer]]
| successor3=[[P. K. Abdu Rabb]]
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| website = http://www.cpim.org/leadership
| footnotes =
| date = |
| year = |
| source =
| office4 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start4 = 1986
| term_end4 = 1998
| constituency4 = [[Kerala]]
}}

'''Marian Alexander Baby''' is an Indian [[Marxism|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 [[Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Politburo of CPI(M)]] in the 20th Congress held at Kozhikode, Kerala, in 2012, and is currently the general secretary of the Politburo, the party's highest decision-making body.<ref>{{Cite web |title=20th CPIM Party Congress News Photo (L-R) Communist Par... |url=https://timescontent.timesofindia.com/photo/news/20th-CPIM-Party-Congress/259286 |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Times Of India |language=English}}</ref><ref name='Niyamasabha-Baby-0'>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stateofkerala.in/niyamasabha/m_a_baby.php|title=KERALA NIYAMASABHA - M.A.BABY|website=State of Kerala|language=en|access-date=2017-12-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218150812/http://www.stateofkerala.in/niyamasabha/m_a_baby.php | archive-date=2017-12-18}}</ref> Baby is known for his contributions to the public education system in Kerala.<ref name="M. A. Baby {{!}} Congenial comrade">{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=M. A. Baby {{!}} Congenial comrade|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/m-a-baby-congenial-comrade/article69443879.ece|accessdate=13 April 2025|agency=The Hindu|date=12 April 2025|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413162414/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/m-a-baby-congenial-comrade/article69443879.ece|archivedate=13 April 2025|language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Personal life==
M. A. Baby was born to [[Latin Church|Latin rite]] [[Christianity in Kerala|Christian]] parents P. M. Alexander and Lilly Alexander on 5 April 1954 at [[Prakkulam]] in [[Kollam]] district of [[Kerala]]. Baby did his schooling from Prakkulam Lower Primary School and Prakkulam NSS High School & also served as an [[Altar server|altar-boy]] at the local St. Elizabeth's Church in Prakkulam in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon|diocese of Kollam]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sreejith |first=K. S. |date=2025-04-06 |title=M A Baby: From Altar boy to 'Pope' of Communist party |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/Apr/08/m-a-baby-from-altar-boy-to-pope-of-communist-party |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> It was during his high school days where he was first acquainted with politics. After completing basic schooling, Baby went to Sree Narayan College, Kollam for pre-degree. Later, Baby joined for BA in [[Political Science]] in SN College itself. However, he was unable to finish his bachelor's degree.<ref name='Niyamasabha-Baby-0' />

He is married to Betty Louis and has a son named Ashok Betty Nelson.<ref name='Niyamasabha-Baby-0' />

==Political life ==
M.A. Baby joined [[Kerala Students Federation]], the predecessor of [[Students Federation of India]], while he was studying at NSS high school, [[Prakkulam]] in [[Kollam district]]. He has held many responsible positions in the Students Federation of India, the [[Democratic Youth Federation of India]], and the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. Currently he is a [[Politburo]] member of CPI(M).<ref name='Niyamasabha-Baby-0' />

He served as a Member of Parliament from [[Rajya Sabha]] from 1986 to 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members - Kerala Legislature |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/members/m_a_baby.htm |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref>

He was the Minister of Education in Kerala from 2006 until 2011.

He unsuccessfully contested from [[Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kollam]] against [[N. K. Premachandran]] of [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] during the [[2014 Indian general election]]s. He was elected as the General Secretary of the CPI(M) from the 24th Party Congress at [[Madurai]] on 6 April 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-04-06 |title=MA Baby elected as General Secretary of CPI(M) at Madurai Party Congress|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/tamil-nadu/m-a-baby-elected-as-general-secretary-of-cpim-in-madurai-party-congress-3480493|access-date=2025-04-06 |work=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Anandan |first=S. |date=2025-04-06 |title=M.A. Baby elected general secretary of CPI(M) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ma-baby-elected-general-secretary-of-cpim/article69419413.ece |access-date=2025-04-07 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Electoral performance==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! |Election
! |Year
! colspan="2" |Party
! |Constituency
! |Result
! |Margin
!Vote Share(%)
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|{{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|rowspan=2|[[Kundara Assembly constituency|Kundara]]
|style="background: #98FB98;" |Won
|style="background: #98FB98;" |14,869
|55.00%
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|{{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|style="background: #98FB98;" |Won
|style="background: #98FB98;" |14,703
|52.48%
|-
|[[Lok Sabha]]
|[[2014 Indian general election in Kerala|2014]]
|{{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Kollam Lok Sabha constituency|Kollam]]
|style="background: #FFE3E3;" |Lost
|style="background: #FFE3E3;" |37,649
|42.2%
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|M. A. Baby}}
* [http://mababy.in Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110045222/http://mababy.in/ |date=10 January 2023 }}

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[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2011–2016]]
[[Category:Education ministers of Kerala]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Kerala]]
[[Category:Students' Federation of India All India presidents]]
[[Category:DYFI All India presidents]]

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