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Father's Name
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Shri Thammayya Moily
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Poovamma
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Date of Birth
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12 Jan 1940
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Place of Birth
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Marpadi, Distt. Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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25 Feb 1965
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Malathi V. Moily
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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3
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.A., B.L.,
Educated at Government College, Marpadi and Government Law College, Bangalore
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Profession
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Advocate
Writer,Poet
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Permanent Address
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No. 1 Kaustubha, R.T. Nagar,
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Bengaluru - 560032, Karnataka
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Tel : (080) 23334784, 09845536333 (M)
Fax : (080) 23430491
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Present Address
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3, Tuglak Lane,
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New Delhi - 110 011
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Telefax : (011) 23016764
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Positions Held
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1972 - 1999
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Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly (Six terms)
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1975
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Minister of State, Small Scale Industry, Govt. of Karnataka
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1980-83
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Cabinet Minister, Finance, Govt. of Karnataka
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1983-85
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Leader of Opposition, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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1989-90
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Cabinet Minister, Law, Govt. of Karnataka
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1990-92
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Cabinet Minister, Education, Govt. of Karnataka
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1992-94
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Chief Minister, Govt. of Karnataka
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2009
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Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
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31 May 2009 - 19 July 2011
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Union Cabinet Minster, Law and Justice
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July 2011 - 28 Oct. 2012
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Union Cabinet Minster, Corporate Affairs
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Aug. 2012 - 28 Oct. 2012
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Union Cabinet Minster, Power
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28 Oct. 2012
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Union Cabinet Minster, Petroleum and Natural Gas
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May, 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1 Sep. 2014 onwards
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Chairperson, Standing Committee on Finance
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs
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29 Jan. 2015 onwards
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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Books Published
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(i) Sri Ramayana Mahanveshanam - 5 volumes; (ii) Musings of India - 2 volumes; (iii) Kotta (Kannada); (iv) Tembare (Kannada); (v)
Collection of Poems - 5 volumes; (vi) Suligali Novel Kannada; (vii) Unleashing India - Road Map for Agrarian Wealth Creation; (viii) Unleashing India - Water Elixir of Life; (ix) Unleashing India - Powering The Nation; (x) Unleashing India - The Fire of Knowledge and (xi) Sirimudi Parikramana - Epic Poem on Drupadi.
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Regular columnist for leading print publications and electronic media
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Overall development of the country in respect of education; school of excellence exclusively for dropout after eight Mahatma Gandhi Residential School, Kukkundur village, Karkala Taluk, Chickaballpur Taluk; and involved in peasant movement, Karkala; Yakshagana Theater Artist
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Special Interests
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Detailed understanding of the Indian economy, fiscal structure and requirement of States from a macro and micro perspective
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Cricket
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Sports and Clubs
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Cricket
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Countries Visited
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Australia, China, Dubai, France, Kuwait, Mauritius, Nepal, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, U.S.A., and U.K.
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Other Information
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Honorary doctorate awarded by (i) Mangalore University, on Feb 16, 2009; (ii) Russian Academy; (iii) NALSAR, Hyderabad.; 40 years of experience in public service, policy making, governance and politics and (iv) Mysore University; Chairman, (i) Tax Reforms, (ii) Revenue Commission, and (iii) Oversight Committee on Education, Govt. of Karnataka, (iv) Administrative Reforms Commission, (v) Next Step Foundation Award conferred by Foundation of U.K., House of Commons for outstanding contribution to judiciary
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