P. Chidambaram

P. Chidambaram
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
10 June 2022
Preceded byA. Navaneethakrishnan
ConstituencyTamil Nadu
In office
5 July 2016 – 16 June 2022
Preceded byVijay J. Darda
Succeeded byImran Pratapgarhi
ConstituencyMaharashtra
Union Minister of Home Affairs
In office
29 November 2008 – 31 July 2012
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byShivraj Patil
Succeeded bySushilkumar Shinde
Union Minister of Finance
In office
31 July 2012 – 26 May 2014
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byPranab Mukherjee
Succeeded byArun Jaitley
In office
22 May 2004 – 30 November 2008
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byJaswant Singh
Succeeded byPranab Mukherjee
In office
1 May 1997 – 19 March 1998
Prime MinisterI. K. Gujral
Preceded byI. K. Gujral
Succeeded byYashwant Sinha
In office
1 June 1996 – 21 April 1997
Prime MinisterH. D. Deve Gowda
Preceded byJaswant Singh
Succeeded byI. K. Gujral
Union Minister of Corporate Affairs
In office
1 June 1996 – 21 April 1997
Prime MinisterH. D. Deve Gowda
Preceded byJaswant Singh
Succeeded byInder Kumar Gujral
Union Minister of Law and Justice
In office
1 June 1996 – 29 June 1996
Prime MinisterH. D. Deve Gowda
Preceded byRam Jethmalani
Succeeded byRamakant Khalap
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry
In office
10 February 1995 – 3 April 1996
Prime MinisterP. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded byPranab Mukherjee
Succeeded byP. V. Narasimha Rao
Union Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
In office
26 December 1985 – 2 December 1989
Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhi
Preceded byKamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
Succeeded byMargaret Alva
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
17 May 2004 – 18 May 2014
Preceded byE. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan
Succeeded byP. R. Senthilnathan
ConstituencySivaganga
In office
31 December 1984 – 26 April 1999
Preceded byR. Swaminathan
Succeeded byE. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan
ConstituencySivaganga
Personal details
Born (1945-09-16) 16 September 1945 (age 78)
Kandanur, Madras Presidency, British India
(now in Tamil Nadu, India)
Political partyIndian National Congress (1972–1996), (2004–present)
Other political
affiliations
Tamil Maanila Congress (1996–2001)
Congress Jananayaka Peravai (2001–2004)
SpouseNalini Chidambaram
ChildrenKarti Chidambaram (son)
Alma materUniversity of Madras (BSc, LLB)
Harvard University (MBA)
Loyola College (MA)
ProfessionSenior Advocate

Palaniappan Chidambaram (born 16 September 1945),[1] better known as P. Chidambaram, is an Indian politician and lawyer who currently serves as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.[2] He served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs from 2017 to 2018.[3][4] And also served Interim Deputy Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha from 2022 to 2023 under Mallikarjun Kharge.

Chidambaram has served as the Union Minister of Finance four times. Most recently, he held the role for the entirety of the United Progressive Alliance government from 2004 to 2014, except for a three-year period as Minister of Home Affairs, during which he oversaw India's domestic security response to the 26/11 terrorist attack in Mumbai. Chidambaram returned as Finance Minister in July 2012, succeeding Pranab Mukherjee, who resigned to become the President of India.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Piyush Goyal, Chidambaram, Suresh Prabhu, Sharad Yadav elected to Rajya Sabha – The Economic Times. Economictimes.indiatimes.com (3 June 2016). Retrieved on 2016-08-18.
  3. ^ "Parliament of India Rajya Sabha - 205th Report Action taken by Government in 203rd report on Border Security" (PDF). Parliament of India. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Chidambaram to head Parliamentary panel on home affairs". Business Standard. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

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