M. A. Baby

Marian Alexander Baby is an Indian Marxist 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 Politburo of CPI(M) in the 20th Congress held at Kozhikode, Kerala, in 2012, and is currently the general secretary of the Central Committee, the party's highest decision-making body. Baby is known for his contributions to the public education system in Kerala.

Personal life M. A. Baby was born to Latin rite 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-boy at the local St. Elizabeth's Church in Prakkulam in the diocese of Kollam. 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.

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

He unsuccessfully contested from Kollam against N. K. Premachandran of Revolutionary Socialist Party during the 2014 Indian general elections. He was elected as the General Secretary of the CPI(M) from the 24th Party Congress at Madurai on 6 April 2025.

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