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P.
Chidambaram
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| Full Name |
P. Chidambaram |
| Date of birth |
September 16,
1945 |
| Place of birth |
Kanadukathan,
Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Father's name |
Mr. Palaniappan
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| College |
Bsc-Presidency
College, Chennai, India
Bachelor of Law - Law College, Madras University
Business Administration- Harvard University
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| Acheivements |
* Inducted
into the Union Council of Ministers on September 21,
1985 as a Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Commerce
and then in the Ministry of Personnel
* Inducted into the Union Council of Ministers as
Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry
of Commerce and held the post till July 9, 1992.
* Re-appointed as Minister of State (Independent Charge)
in the Ministry of Commerce on February 9, 1995 and
held the post till April 3, 1996
* Appointed as Finance Minister on June 1, 1996 and
held the post till March 18, 1998.
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| Career |
* Joined
as an Advocate in the Madras High Court in 1969
* Senior Advocate in 1984
* Practices in the Supreme Court and in various High
Courts in India
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| Political life |
Elected to the
Lok Sabha (Lower House) of the Indian Parliament from the
Sivaganga constituency in Tamil Nadu
Re-elected from the same constituency in the succeeding
general elections held in 1989, 1991, 1996 and 1998 |
| Interests |
Interested
in Modern Literature especially Tamil Literature
Trustee of the 'Ilakkiya Chindhanai' (Literary Association),
Chennai, India
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| Other
facts |
* Trustee of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
* Member of the International Advisory
Council of Stanford University's Institute for International
Studies.
* On the Advisory Board of the Harvard University's
Centre for International Development.
* Has delivered lectures in many Universities in
India and abroad
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| Countries
Visited |
South East Asia,
Australia, Japan, China, USA, Europe, Russia and South
Africa. |
| Favorite Games |
Tennis, Badminton
and Chess |
| Family |
Wife:Nalini
Chidambaram
Son: Karthik Chidambaram
Daughter-in-law: Srinithi Chidambaram |
| Address |
Office
address: D-401, Gauri Sadan, 5 Hailey Road, New Delhi
110 001 Permanent address:
16, Pycrofts Garden Road, Chennai 600 006, Tamil Nadu,
India.
E-mail: p_c@mantraonline.com |
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