Background
The son of late T. P. Mathew and Saramma Mathew, Isaac obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Centre for Development Studies, which is academically affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
The son of late T. P. Mathew and Saramma Mathew, Isaac obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Centre for Development Studies, which is academically affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Jawaharlal Nehru University.
He was the Finance Minister of Kerala during from 2006 through 2011. While a student, he became involved with political life, he became involved with the Students Federation of India (SFI), an organisation which is politically linked with the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He has held posts in the SFI at college, district and state level
Isaac had been a professor at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram and has published a number of articles and books
During his tenure as a member of the Kerala State Planning Board, he was in charge of the People"s Plan campaign(PPC) in Kerala.People"s Plan Campaign is considered as a landmark in the history of decentralisation experience not only in Kerala but all over India.