Jacob was the Food & Civil Supplies Minister[1] in the UDF government, which was elected into power in Kerala in 2011.
[2] T. M. Jacob was first elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly as an MLA from Piravom constituency in Ernakulam district in 1977, and remained a member for a period of over thirty years, representing Piravom and Kothamangalam constituencies.
[3] Jacob has served as the Education Minister in the Government of Kerala under K. Karunakaran in the 1980s,[4] and as the Irrigation and Water Supply Minister in the UDF Government under A. K. Antony which was elected into power in 2001.
[9][10] He was married to Daisy who works as AGM in Federal Bank, Trivandrum.
[14] Anoop was elected from Piravom State Assembly Constituency following his father's death, and served as the minister of food & civil supplies in Oommen Chandy ministry.