Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Sivaganga
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 7 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Palaniappan
Mother's Name : Smt Lakshmi Achi
Date of birth : 16 Sep 1945
Profession : Lawyer
Positions held :
1972 Member, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)1973-76 President, Youth Congress, Tamil Nadu1976-77 General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.), Tamil Nadu1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha1985 Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C. (I)]Sep. 1985 Union Deputy Minister, Commerce1985-86 Union Deputy Minister, Personnel, Administrative Reforms, Training Public Grievances and Pensions1986-89 Union Minister of State, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions1986-89 Union Minister of State, Home Affairs (Internal Security)1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1990 Member, Committee to review Lok Sabha Secretariat Rules, 1955Member, Consultative Committee constituted under the Punjab State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 19871990-91 Member, Public Accounts CommitteeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1991-1992 and 1995-96 Union Minister of State, Commerce (Independent Charge)1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term)1996-98 Union Cabinet Minister, Finance (with additional charge of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, June 1996 and held charge of Company Affairs till April 1997)1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term)1998-99 Member, Committee of PrivilegesMember, Committee on FinanceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (6th term)23 May 2004 - 30 Nov 2008 Union Cabinet Minister, Finance1 Dec.2008-2009 Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (7th term)23 May 2009 - 31 Jul. 2012 Union Cabinet Minister, Home AffairsAug. 2012 - May 2014 Union Cabinet Minister, Finance
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Social And Cultural Activities
Trustee, (i) Rajiv Gandhi Foundation; and (ii) Ilakkiya Chintanai, (Literary Association), Chennai
Special Interests
Modern literature in general and Tamil literature in particular
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading books
Sports and Clubs
Badminton, Chess, Tennis; Member, (i) Kodaikanal Club; and (ii) Gymkhana Club, Delhi
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Delivered lectures in many Universities in India and abroad
