page_title: T. U. Kuruvilla
section_title: Minister
hierarchical_section_title: T. U. Kuruvilla / Political career / Minister
caption_attribution_description: English: my own work, i took it
context_page_description: T. U. Kuruvilla is a politician from Kerala, India. He was born at Oonjappara, Kothamangalam, Kerala, on 13 August 1936, to Uthuppu and Mariyam. He did his Diploma in Civil Engineering. He is a well known Agriculturist and Businessman. He got elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly consecutively in 2006 and 2011 from Kothamangalam constituency. Kuruvilla served as Public Works Minister in the government led by V. S. Achuthananthan for a short period.
  He belongs to Kerala Congress, and represented Kothamangalam from 2006 to 2016 in legislative assembly of Kerala. Kuruvilla belongs to Syriac Orthodox Church and served as its Lay Secretary for quite a long time. He was decorated with Chevalier title & Mor Aphrem Medal, Commander Title and Bar E'tho Shariro Title, by Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, the Supreme head of Universal Syriac Orthodox Church for his contributions to Society and Church. Considering Chev. Kuruvilla's humanitarian activities and contributions to the Society, South Eastern University, London, conferred him an honorary doctorate.
context_section_description: He became minister for Public works in Kerala cabinet in November 2006 when P. J. Joseph stepped down following allegations that he had misbehaved with a woman co-passenger while on a flight journey.
caption: Kuruvila and Monce Joseph along with Raju George First Secretary and Ajithkumar Varma Protocol officer High Commission of India, London at Mansion House, London for attending India UK Infrastructure Meeting
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