Moily, Dr. M. Veerappa Constituency   : Chikkballapur (Karnataka) Party Name     : Indian National Congress(INC) Email Address : vmoily[AT]kar[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Shri Thammayya Moily Mother’s Name Smt. Poovamma Date of Birth 12 Jan 1940 Place of Birth Marpadi, Distt. Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 25 Feb 1965 Spouse’s Name Smt. Malathi V. Moily No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 3 Educational Qualifications B.A., B.L., Educated at Government College, Marpadi and Government Law College, Bangalore Profession Advocate Writer,Poet Permanent Address No. 1 Kaustubha, R.T. Nagar, Bengaluru – 560032, Karnataka Tel : (080) 23334784, 09845536333 (M) Fax : (080) 23430491 Present Address 3, Tuglak Lane, New Delhi – 110 011 Telefax : (011) 23016764 Positions Held

1972 – 1999 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly (Six terms)

1975 Minister of State, Small Scale Industry, Govt. of Karnataka

1980-83 Cabinet Minister, Finance, Govt. of Karnataka

1983-85 Leader of Opposition, Karnataka Legislative Assembly

1989-90 Cabinet Minister, Law, Govt. of Karnataka

1990-92 Cabinet Minister, Education, Govt. of Karnataka

1992-94 Chief Minister, Govt. of Karnataka

2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha

31 May 2009 – 19 July 2011 Union Cabinet Minster, Law and Justice

July 2011 – 28 Oct. 2012 Union Cabinet Minster, Corporate Affairs

Aug. 2012 – 28 Oct. 2012 Union Cabinet Minster, Power

28 Oct. 2012 Union Cabinet Minster, Petroleum and Natural Gas

May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1 Sep. 2014 onwards Chairperson, Standing Committee on Finance

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs

29 Jan. 2015 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee

Books Published (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. Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Regular columnist for leading print publications and electronic media Social And Cultural Activities 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 Special Interests Detailed understanding of the Indian economy, fiscal structure and requirement of States from a macro and micro perspective Favourite Pastime and Recreation Cricket Sports and Clubs Cricket Countries Visited Australia, China, Dubai, France, Kuwait, Mauritius, Nepal, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, U.S.A., and U.K. Other Information 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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