Kumaramangalam P R Biography

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Kumaramangalam,Shri P.R.
Constituency   : Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu )
Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
Father’s Name Shri S. Mohan Kumaramangalam
Date of Birth 12.05.1952
Place of Birth Madras (now Chennai) (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status Married
Date of Marriage 05 Oct 1975
Spouse’s Name Smt. Kitty Kumaramangalam
No. of Sons 1
No.of Daughters 1
Educational Qualifications B.Sc. (Hons.), L.L.B.
Educated at Madras University, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and University of Delhi, Delhi
Profession Advocate

Permanent Address
6, Jaganathan Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai- 600034 (Tamil Nadu)
(044) 8276222, 8272021
Present Address
30, A.R. Complex, Sector – 13, R.K. Puram, New Delhi- 110066
(011) 6870738, 6870739, 6870550
Fax. (011) 6870551
Position Held
1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1989-90 Member, Business Advisory Committee
1990-91 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour and Welfare
1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1991-92 Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs and Law, Justice and Company Affairs
1992-93 Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs, Science and Technology, Department of Electronics and Department of Ocean Development
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1998-99 Union Cabinet Minister, Power, Parliamentary Affairs, and Non-Conventional Energy Sources
Member, Parliamentary Pay Committee
1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term)
13 Oct. 1999 – 23 August 2000 Union Cabinet Minister, Power
August 2000 Died on 23 August, 2000

Book Published
(i) The Student Movement in India; (ii) Nation Beckons; and (iii) Activism in Judiciary (Selected Speeches); wrote articles on, (i) The Other Side of Gravitation; and (ii) The Nuances of Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution
Social And Cultural Activities
Making efforts for employment of educated youth
Special Interests
Computers, Information Technology
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading
Sports and Clubs
Table tennis; Ex. President, Tamil Nadu Karate Association; Member, Cricket Club
Countries Visited
Widely travelled (15 countries) as tourist and in his capacity as a lawyer
Other Information
Trade Union leader; Founder-President, National Students` Union of India (NSUI); Member, (i) Court, University of Delhi, 1990 onwards; and (ii) Board of IIM, Ahmedabad till 1991; and Conferred with Doctor of Law by the Bharathiar University, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)

Reference: Loksabha

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