Ramachandran, Shri Gingee N Constituency   : Vandavasi (Tamil Nadu) Party Name     : Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK)

Father’s Name Shri A. Narashima Gounder Date of Birth 03 Jun 1944 Place of Birth Aviyur, Distt. Villupuram (Tamil Nadu) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 01 Feb 1974 Spouse’s Name Smt. R. Dhanalakshmi No. of Sons 2 No.of Daughters 2 Educational Qualifications B.A., B.L. Educated at Pachaiyappa College and Law College, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) Profession Agriculturist Advocate, Social Worker Permanent Address 35, Subbaraya Gounder Street, Gingee, Distt. Villupuram – 605 602 (Tamil Nadu) (04145)22050,22932 Present Address 48, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi – 110 003 Tels.(011) 24610093 Positions Held

1970-76 Joint-Organiser, D.M.K. Party (Student Wing)

1970-78 President, Aviyur Pachayat Samiti, Distt. Villupuram, Tamil Nadu

1973-78 Vallam Panchayat Union DMK Secretary

1978-93 District-Secretary, D.M.K. Party, Distt. Villupuram, Tamil Nadu

1977-90 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (three terms)

1985-90 Chairman, Vallam Panchayat Union, Distt. Villupuram

1989 Chairman, Committee on Petitions, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99 Chairman, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament

Member, General Purposes Committee

Member, Committee on Defence

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

13 Oct. 1999 – 30 Sept. 2000 Union Minister of State, Textiles

30 Sept. 2000 – 29 Jan. 2003 Union Minister of State, Finance

29 Jan. 2003-24 May 2003 Union Minister of State, Finance & Company Affairs

8 Sept. 2003 – 30 Dec.2003 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Textiles

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

17 Sept. 2004 Chairman, Railway Convention Committee

Member,Committee on Transport, Tourism & Culture

5 August 2006-onwards Member, Committee on Commerce

5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Commerce

Countries Visited Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, U.K. and U.S.A. Other Information Member, Board of Selection, Annamalai University, 1976-79; Member,Senate , Annamalai University, 1979-84; Organiser, State Students’ Anti-Hindi Agitation Council, Tamil Nadu, 1968-69

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