In office 2 September 2011 (2011-09-02)[1] – 6 July 2014 (2014-07-06)
Chief Minister
Lal Thanhawla
Preceded by
Madan Mohan Lakhera
Succeeded by
Kamla Beniwal
14th Governor of Tripura
In office 30 June 2014 (2014-06-30) – 14 July 2014 (2014-07-14)
Chief Minister
Manik Sarkar
Preceded by
Devanand Konwar
Succeeded by
Padmanabha Acharya
Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 2001–2004 1982–1984
Minister of Finance and Excise, Government of Kerala
In office 2004–2006
6th Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
In office 19 March 1993 (1993-03-19) – 18 March 1996 (1996-03-18)
Preceded by
Surjit Singh Barnala
Succeeded by
Ishwari Prasad Gupta
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1984–1991
Preceded by
Susheela Gopalan
Succeeded by
T. J. Anjalose
Constituency
Alappuzha
Minister of Health and Tourism, Government of Kerala
In office 1980–1981
Minister of Agriculture and Labour, Government of Kerala
In office 1971–1977
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 2001–2006
Preceded by
Anathalavattom Anandan
Succeeded by
Anathalavattom Anandan
Constituency
Attingal
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 1970–1984
Preceded by
K. P. K. Das
Succeeded by
P. Vijayadas
Constituency
Attingal
Personal details
Born
(1928-04-12)12 April 1928 Vakkom, Kingdom of Travancore, British India (present-day Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India)
Died
31 July 2023(2023-07-31) (aged 95) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Political party
Indian National Congress
Spouse
Dr. Lily Purushothaman
Children
3
Vakkom B. Purushothaman (12 April 1928 – 31 July 2023) was an Indian politician who served as the Governor of Mizoram from 2011 to 2014, Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, state minister and Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Vakkom B. Purushothaman was born at Vakkom near Trivandrum, the capital of the erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore, on 12 April 1928, as the eldest son of Bhanu Panicker and Bhavani Amma. He was also the grandson of Pappu Tharakan, a notable businessman in Travancore.[2]
He started his political life as an active worker of the Students' Congress (now called Kerala Students Union) in 1946, he became a member of Vakkom Panchayat in 1953. Later, he served as President of the District Congress Committee, Thiruvananthapuram and the General Secretary and Vice–President of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. He has been a member of All India Congress Committee for over 35 years.[3]
^"Vakkom B Purusothaman new governor of Mizoram". The Economic Times. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
^"Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^"VakkomPurushothaman". stateofkerala.in. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
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