Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Kanniyakumari
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 16
Father's Name : Shri Ponniah Ayyappan
Mother's Name : Smt. Thanga Kani
Date of birth : 01 Mar 1952
Profession : Advocate
Positions held :
1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha1999-2000 Member, Standing Committee on Industry2000 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport30 Sept. 2000- 29 Jan. 2003 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports30 Jan. 2003- 7 Sept. 2003 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation8 Sept. 2003 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Road Transport and HighwaysMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)27 May 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014 Union Minister of State, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises9 Nov. 2014 - 3 Sept. 2017 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Shipping3 Sept. 2017 onwards Union Minister of State, Ministry of Finance; and Ministry of Shipping
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Special Interests
Social service, patriotism, fighting against social injustice and terrorism, tourism and sight seeing
Sports and Clubs
Football and Kabaddi
Countries Visited
Mauritius
