Richard Hay (born 9 June 1952) is an Indian politician, representing

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mod ...

, and was a

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from

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

as a nominated member of the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...

, representing the

Anglo-Indian Anglo-Indian people fall into two different groups: those with mixed Indian and British ancestry, and people of British descent born or residing in India. The latter sense is now mainly historical, but confusions can arise. The '' Oxford English ...

community from 2015 to 2019.

Early life and career

Richard Hay was born in

Thalassery Thalassery (), formerly Tellicherry, is a municipality, Commercial City on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the List of districts of India, districts of Mahé, India, Mahé (Pondicherry), Kozhikode ...

, Kerala and had his education at Holy Angels School and St. Joseph's School, Thalassery. He took his B.Com. degree from Government College, Madappally and M.Com degree from the Dept. of Commerce and Management Studies,

University of Calicut The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is a state-run public university headquartered at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district of the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1968, it is the first university to be set up in n ...

and M.C.T. degree from the Dept. of Education, University of Calicut. Richard Hay received acclaim, when as principal, he secured NAAC accreditation for four different government colleges. He was a chairman of the Malabar Heritage Society and the first chairperson of the Special Olympics International, Kerala. As member of the Lions International, Prof. Hay was elected as Lions district governor in 2003-2004. He currently serves as the President of the Latin Catholic Association, Kannur, the Vice-President of the Anglo-Indian Association and an Organiser for the Nature Clubs of India. Hay started the Campus Innovative Group, which visits colleges to motivate students and consult with them on how to develop the country. In 2015 his book, ''Professionalization of Teachers and Institutions'', was published.

Political career

Hay joined the

in 2014. He was appointed to the

16th Lok Sabha Members of the 16th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2014 Indian general election. The elections were conducted in 9 phases from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014 by the Election Commission of India. The results of the election were declared on 16 M ...

as one of the two appointed members representing the Anglo-Indian community. On 1 May 2016, he was appointed to the Public Accounts Committee.

Honours

In 1990, the Lions International recognised Hay for 10 years of active Lion's Club service.

Personal life

Richard Hay married Shakila in 1980; they have two daughters; Romola Joy and Rowina Cattungal. Romola lives in Canada and is a teacher and Rowina is a US-based engineer. Hay lists his favourite pastimes as "swimming, reading, gardening and travelling".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hay, Richard Living people 1952 births India MPs 2014–2019 Anglo-Indian people Writers from Kerala Nominated members of the Lok Sabha University of Calicut alumni Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Kerala Indian social sciences writers