Vayalar Ravi

Vayalar Ravi

Vayalar Ravi
Constituency Kerala
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs
In office
30 January 2006 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Minister of Science and Technology
In office
14 August 2012 – 28 October 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Preceded by Vilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded by Jaipal Reddy
Minister of Earth Sciences
In office
14 August 2012 – 28 October 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Preceded by Vilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded by Jaipal Reddy
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
In office
14 August 2012 – 28 October 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Preceded by Vilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded by K. H. Muniyappa
Minister of Civil Aviation
In office
19 January 2011 – 18 December 2011
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Preceded by Praful Patel
Succeeded by Chaudhary Ajit Singh
MP of Rajya Sabha for Kerala
Assumed office
22 April 2015
Personal details
Born (1937-06-04) 4 June 1937
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) Mercy Ravi
Children Ravi Krishna
Liza Rohan
Lakshmi Ravi
Residence Kerala
Religion Hinduism

Vayalar Ravi (born 4 June 1937[1]) is a prominent Indian politician, former Union Cabinet Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha.

Political Life

Ravi was born in Vayalar, Cherthala, Alappuzha District, Kerala.He was the Founder President of the Kerala Students Union (KSU), the students' wing of Indian National Congress in Kerala.[1][2][3] Ravi was elected to the 5th Lok Sabha in 1971[1][3] from Chirayinkil in Thiruvananthapuram district;[3] he was re-elected to the 6th Lok Sabha in 1977,[1][3] serving until 1979.[1] He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1982,[1][3] and he served as Home Minister of Kerala from 1982 to 1986[2][3] before resigning from that position due to a disagreement with Chief Minister K. Karunakaran.[2] He was re-elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1987,[3] serving until 1991.[1] He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in July 1994 and again in April 2003.[1] He became Union Cabinet Minister for Overseas Affairs on 30 January 2006.[3]

After the Congress reelection in 2009, Ravi was re-inducted to the Cabinet for the second UPA government and retained the portfolio of Overseas Indian Affairs. He was given the additional responsibility of Ministry of Civil Aviation on 19 January 2011. He resigned from the office after Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Ajit Singh succeeded him.

Ravi was successfull in getting to key official posts in Kerala and in center. Despite his success in achieving key portfolio, he is not able to make any notable achievements in any of the areas which he served. Even though he is a rajya sabha member from kerala for long time, he is not able to present any of the state issues to the parliament.

Personal life

Ravi met his wife Mercy, while they were both active in the Kerala Students Union and he married her after a brief courtship. Mercy Ravi died on 5 September 2009 following a kidney failure, aged 64.[4]

In February 2010, Vayalar Ravi along with Indian Ambassador Shamma Jain were injured in a car accident in Monrovia, Liberia, while on an official visit to African countries.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Biographical sketch at Rajya Sabha website.
  2. 1 2 3 "New Minister for NRI affairs", nriol.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Profile at Ravi website.
  4. ↑ "Vayalar Ravi's wife passes away". Times of India. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Vyalar Ravi out of danger after accident in Liberia". Times of India. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-11.

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