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Father's Name
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Shri Munisamy Gounder
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Date of Birth
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15 Mar 1947
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Place of Birth
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Chinthagampalli, Distt. Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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21 Nov 1986
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Spouse's Name
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Dr. (Smt.) Banumathi Thambi Durai
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational
Qualifications
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M.A., M.Phil., M.Litt., Ph.D. (Economics)
Educated at Madras Christian College, Madras University,
Chennai,Tamil Nadu
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Social Worker
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Permanent Address
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21-D, Kumarasamy Apartments,
Ramanujam Nagar, Kovai Road,
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Karur-639001, Tamil Nadu
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Present Address
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25, Tuglak Road,
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New Delhi - 110 003
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Tels. : (011) 23794629, 23795168 (R)
(011) 23034675, 23034694 (O)
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Positions Held
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1984
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Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
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1985-89
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Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha
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Chairman, Committee on Private Members` Bills and Resolutions
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Chairman, Library Committee
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1989
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Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Member, Panel of Chairmen
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1990-91
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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Member, Consultative Committee, Departments of Atomic Energy, Space, Electronics, Ocean Development and Ministry of Science and Technology
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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Mar. 1998- Apr. 1999
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Union Cabinet Minister, Law, Justice and Company Affairs, and Ministry of Surface Transport (Additional charge)
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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Leader, All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Parliamentary Party
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Jun. 2009
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Member, Panel of Chairmen
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6 Aug. 2009 to 30 Apr. 2014
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Member, Committee on Public Accounts
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Finance
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23 Sep. 2009
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Member, Committee on Government Assurances
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Special Invitee, Business Advisory Committee
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May, 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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13 Aug. 2014 onwards
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Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha
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1 Sep. 2014 onwards
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Special Invitee, Business Advisory Committee
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15 Sep. 2014 onwards
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Chairperson, Committee on Private Members` Bills and Resolutions
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Chairperson, Budget Committee, Lok Sabha
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Chairperson, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)
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8 Oct. 2014 onwards
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex
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29 Jan. 2015 onwards
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Social service
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled (11 countries); Leader, Indian
Parliamentary Delegation to Mauritius, 1987; and Deputy
Leader, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Canada; Attended the CPA Workshop on the `Role of Parliamentarians and Constituency Development Funds` (CDF), London, United Kingdom, 2-5 September, 2015; The 138th
Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva (Switzerland), 24 - 28 March 2018; Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Meeting on Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures in Wilton Park, West Sussex, United Kingdom, 18 - 20 June 2018; The 139th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva (Switzerland), 14 - 18 Oct. 2018
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Other Information
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General-Secretary, Madras University Research Scholar`s Association, 1975-78; formerly Lecturer, Management,
College of Engineering, Anna University, Madras; Member,
(i) Indian Economic Association; and (ii) All India Council
for Technical Education, 1990; Student-Secretary, World
University Service (WUS), Chennai, 1976-80; and Treasurer,
Indian National Committee, World University Service (WUS),
Chennai,1982-85
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