Dr. Palanivel Thiagarajan | |
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| Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services Tamil Nadu | |
| Assumed office 11 May 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
| Preceded by | Mano Thangaraj |
| Finance Minister in The Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 7 May 2021 – 10 May 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
| Preceded by | O. Panneerselvam |
| Succeeded by | Thangam Thennarasu |
| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 25 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | R. Sundarrajan |
| Constituency | Madurai Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1966 Madurai, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu), India |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse | Margaret Thiagarajan |
| Relations | P. T. Rajan (grandfather) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Rukmani (mother) P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan (father) |
| Alma mater | The Lawrence School, Lovedale National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (BTech) University at Buffalo (M.S., PhD) MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA) |
| Website | http://www.ptrmadurai.com/ |
Dr. Palanivel Thiagarajan (PTR) (born 7 March 1966) is an Indian politician and the current Minister of Information Technology and Digital Services of Tamil Nadu.[1] He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in 2016 and 2021 from Madurai Central.[2][3]
- ^ "MK Stalin to head 34-member cabinet: PTR is Finance Minister, Ma Su gets Health". The News Minute. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu - Madurai Central 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Palanivel Thiagarajan Election Results 2021: News, Votes, Results of Tamil-nadu Assembly". NDTV. Retrieved 8 June 2021.