Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Sriperumbudur(Tamil Nadu )
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Party Name :
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Shri Raju Thevar
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Date of Birth
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15.06.1941
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Place of Birth
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Thalikottai, Distt. Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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19 Oct 1970
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. T.R.B. Porkodi
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No. of Sons
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3
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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B.Sc., L.C.E.
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Profession
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Social Worker
Engineer, Industrialist
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Permanent Address |
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28, United India Colony, First Cross Street,
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Kodambakkam, Chennai – 600 024, Tamil Nadu
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Tels. (044) 24804555, 28154747
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Present Address |
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10, Raisina Road,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23359111, 23321010
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Position Held |
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1957 onwards
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Member, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (D.M.K.)
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1982-93
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Secretary, D.M.K., Madras District Unit
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1986-92
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Member, Rajya Sabha
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Member, Public Accounts Committee
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Member, Committee on Rules (Rajya Sabha)
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1996
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Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
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1996-98
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Union Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Whip, DMK Party in Parliament
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1998-99
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Member, Parliamentary Committee on Railways
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Member, Parliamentary Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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23 Oct. 2002-1 Dec. 2003
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President, Conference of Parties (COP), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
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13 Oct.1999- 21 Dec. 2003
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Union Cabinet Minister, Environment & Forests
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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22 May 2004 – 22 May 2009
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Union Cabinet Minister, Shipping, Road Transport & Highways
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Leader of the DMK Party in Parliament
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Member, various Cabinet Committees including Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), Cabinet committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) etc. and Member, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Coordination Committee
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2007-2008
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Chairperson, Transport Ministers of SAARC countries
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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May 2009 onwards
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Leader, DMK Party in Parliament
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29 Jun. 2009
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Member, Business Advisory Committe
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31 Aug. 2009 onwards
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Chairman, Standing Committee on Railways
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16 Sep. 2009
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
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7 Oct. 2009
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Member, Committee on Ethics
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19 Oct. 2009
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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4 Nov. 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment
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22 Jan. 2010
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Member, Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation and Management
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9 June. 2013
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Member, House Committee
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Special Interests
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Social service
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Sports and Clubs
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Cricket
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Countries Visited
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Widelly travelled
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Other Information
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(i) Participated in the naming ceremony of Very Large Crude Oil Carrier (VLCC) of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) in Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard Complex, South Korea in January, 2005; (ii) Assiduously campaigned for the early ratification of Kyoto Protocol in the capacity of President of Conference of Parties (COP), UNFCCC; (iii) Organised the 8th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in New Delhi from 23rd October to 1st November 2002, the Conference was represented by 80 countries at the level of Ministers of Environment, the Conference culminated in adoption of Delhi Declaration on Climate Change; (iv) Led the Indian delegation to World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 26th to 30th August, 2002; after intensive deliberations, the Summit adopted a Political Declaration and Johannesburg Plan of Implementation for furthering the international action for promoting sustainable development; (v) Participated in several International Conferences/Seminars as the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Minister of Environment and Forests and Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways; Chairperson, Transport Ministers of SAARC countries, 2007-2008
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Reference: Loksabha