Oommen Mathew

{{Short description|Indian politician (1939–2013)}}

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{{Indian name|Mathew|Oommen}}Oommen Mathew (22 December 1939 – 20 July 2013) was a politician from Kerala, India.

Mathew was the son of M. C. Oommen of the Mammoottil house in Thalavady.{{Cite web |title=Members - Kerala Legislature |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m485.htm |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.niyamasabha.org}} He was the working chairman of Kerala Congress (Jacob), a splinter faction of Kerala Congress. From 1980 to 1982, he was a member of the 6th Kerala Legislative Assembly (India) representing the Kuttanad Constituency.{{cite web|author=Kerala Legislature |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m485.htm|title=Prof. Oommen Mathew |publisher=Niyamasabha.org}} He was appointed the chairman of Kerala State Housing Board{{cite web|author=Kerala State Housing Board|url=http://kshb.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32&Itemid=47|title=Former Chairman|publisher=kshb.kerala.gov.in|access-date=20 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094854/http://kshb.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32&Itemid=47|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} in 1982, and held that position until 1986. In 2001, he again contested from Kuttanad constituency but lost to K.C. Joseph of LDF. At the time of his death, he was the chairman of State Farming Corporation of Kerala.{{cite web|author=State Farming Corporation |url=http://www.sfckerala.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69&Itemid=63 |title=Board of Directors SFCK |publisher=sfckerala.com}}

Mathew married Annamma and has two sons and two daughters.

Mathew died at a private hospital in Kochi on 20 July 2013 of a heart attack, aged 73.