Shri S.S. Palanimanickam

Palanimanickam, Shri S.S. Constituency   : Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) Party Name     : Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Email Address : (i) palani[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in (ii) ssp[DOT]manickam[AT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Shri S. Subbiah Vanniyar Mother’s Name Smt. Maragathambal Date of Birth 15 Aug 1950 Place of Birth Nattani, Distt. Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 10 Apr 1983 Spouse’s Name Smt. P. Maheswari No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications B.L. Educated at Madras Law College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Profession Agriculturist Advocate, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address 49, Prathaba Simma Puram, Srinivasapuram Thanjavur – 613 009 Tamil Nadu Tel. (04362) 222559 Fax. (04362) 223550 Present Address 47, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi – 110 003 Tels. (011) 24636535, 24635002, 9868180393 (M) Fax: (011) 24636534 Positions Held

1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha

1996-97 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism

Member, Railway Convention Committee

Member, Zonal Railways Users Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications

1996-98 Member, Select Committee on the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 1996

1997-98 Member, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99 Member, Committee on Industry

Member, Committee on Private Members’ Bills and Resolutions

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Member, Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1999-2000 Chairman, Committee on Agriculture

Member, Committee of Privileges

Member, Joint Committee on Patents (Second Amendment) Bill, 1999

1999-2004 Member, General Purposes Committee

2000 -2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)

25 May 2004 – 2009 Union Minister of State, Finance

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)

1 Jun. 2009 – Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State, Finance

Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments President, Tamil Centre, Thanjavur (for more than twenty years) Social And Cultural Activities General-Secretary, All India Peace and Solidarity, Tamil Nadu Unit; working for the upliftment of weaker sections of the society by providing them facilities such as schools, medical camps, drinking water and link roads etc. Special Interests Rural education and upliftment of the rural youth Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading books on parliamentary practices, democratic ethics and philosophy Sports and Clubs Secretary, Volleyball Association, Distt. Thanjavur Countries Visited Led a delegation of students to the then U.S.S.R. for attending youth festival; attended U.N. General Assembly (2001-02); attended SAARC Parliamentarians Conference, Bangladesh; visited Egypt and South Africa as member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation durng 13th Lok Sabha; and visited Arab Countries as member of Peace Delegtion in 2004

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