A. C. Jose
| A. C. Jose എ.സി. ജോസ് | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1999 – 2004[1] | |
| Preceded by | A.P. Kurian |
| Succeeded by | Vakkom Purushothaman |
| Constituency | Paravur |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1998 – 1999[2] | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1996 – 1997[3] | |
| Speaker of Kerala Legislature | |
| In office 3 February 1982 – 23 June 1982 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1937[4] Edapally, Ernakulam, Kerala, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress  |
| Spouse(s) | Prof. Leelamma Jose |
| Residence | Edapally, Ernakulam, Kerala |
| Alma mater | Government Law College, Ernakulam |
| Religion | Christian |
Ambat Chacko Jose (Malayalam: അമ്പാട്ട് ചാക്കോ ജോസ്; born May 9, 1937) is an Indian politician. He was Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly and a Member of Parliament from Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency) in Kerala.[5]
Biography
A. C. Jose was born on February 5, 1937 in Edapally, Ernakulam District. He belongs to the very famous Ambat family. He studied at St. Alberts College, and Government Law College and took his B.Sc.. and LL.M. Degrees. He played a dominant role in the formation of Kerala Students Union. From 1969 to 1979 he was a Councillor in the Cochin City Corporation and in 1972 he was elected as Mayor of the Corporation. He was elected Member to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Paravur Constituency in 1980. Served as Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1982. He was elected as MP in the 1996, 1998, 1999 general elections, serving in the 11th, 12th and 13th Lok Sabha. He was some time Chief Editor of Veekshanam Daily, a mouthpiece of the Indian National Congress party in Kerala.