P .CHIDAMBRAM: PROFILE
Personal details
Born 16 September 1945 (age 66)
Kandanur, British Raj (now India)
Political party Indian National Congress (Before 1996; 2004–present)
Other political
affiliations Tamil Maanila Congress (1996–2001)
Congress Jananayaka Peravai (2001–2004)
Spouse(s) Nalini Chidambaram
Children Karti Palaniappan Chidambaram
Alma mater
University of Madras (B.Sc./LL.B.)
Harvard Business School (M.B.A.)
Profession Lawyer
Religion Hinduism[citation needed]
Website Official website
P.Chidamabaram\'s Profile
Background & Education: Palaniappan Chidambaram, or PC, as he is popularly known in the Indian press, was born on September 16, 1945 in the village of Kanadukathan in Sivaganga District of Tamilnadu state, India. He studied at Presidency College, Chennai, India and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and then received his Bachelor of Law degree from the Law college of the University of Madras, Chennai.
He later went to the Harvard Business School where he took his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. In 1968, he married Nalini, a successful lawyer in her own right. They have a son, Karti P Chidambaram.
Career as Lawyer: In 1969, he enrolled as an Advocate in the Madras High Court and established a successful law practice. He was designated as a Senior Advocate in 1984. He has chambers in Delhi and Madras and practices in the Supreme Court and in various High Courts in India. He has also appeared in a number of arbitration proceedings in India and abroad.
Political career:
Beginning as a member of the Congress Party, PC first got elected to Parliament from the Sivaganga constituency in Tamil Nadu in 1984 and became a Deputy Minister under the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Later, he held the Commerce & Finance portfolios in various governments.
In the elections held in 2004, United Progressive Alliance formed the Government and P Chidambaram once again became the Finance Minister.
In 2008 he moved to the Home portfolio. As the home minister he has initiated steps to bring various agencies that are responsible for law and order together and work in a cohesive manner.
Budget Initiative:
Economists acclaim his \"dream-budget\" for 1996-97, in which he brought discipline in government spending and launched an ambitious tax reform programme to tackle an unwieldy fiscal deficit.
His daring scheme to halt tax evasion, or Voluntary Income Disclosure Scheme, invited accolades.
In the Budget of 2008, his move to waive off Farmers’ debt has played a role in boosting aggregate demand in the Indian economy, thereby effectively insulating India from the impact of recession.
OFFICIAL PROFILEAssumed office
30 November 2008
Preceded by Shivraj Patil
Minister of Finance
In office
22 May 2004 – 20 November 2008
Preceded by Jaswant Singh
Succeeded by Manmohan Singh
In office
1 June 1996 – 21 April 1997
Prime Minister Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda
Preceded by Jaswant Singh
Succeeded by Inder Kumar Gujral
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