G. K. Vasan

G. K Vasan
President, Tamil Maanila Congress (M)[1]
Assumed office
2014
Union Minister of Shipping[2]
In office
May 2009 – May 2014
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byT.R Baalu
Succeeded byNitin Gadkari
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
In office
Jan 2006 – May 2009
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Succeeded byD.V. Sadananda Gowda
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Urban Development and Committee on Coal and Steel
In office
2004–2006
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
Assumed office
3 April 2020
In office
2 April 2002 – 2 April 2014
President, TNCC
In office
2003 - 2006
Preceded byE. V. K. S. Elangovan
Succeeded byM. Krishnasamy
Personal details
Born
Govindaswamy Karuppiah Vasan

(1964-12-28) 28 December 1964 (age 59)
Sundara Perumalkoil, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyTamil Maanila Congress (M) (From 2001-2002; From 2014-Till date)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (From 2002 - 2014)
SpouseSunitha Vasan
ChildrenG.K.V Pranav
ParentG.K Moopanar Kasthuri Moopanar
Alma materThe New College, Madras University
ProfessionFarmer, Politician
Website[1]

G. K. Vasan (born Govindaswamy Karuppiah Vasan, 28 December 1964) is an Indian Politician and son of G. K Moopanar, a veteran Indian National Congress Leader. G K Vasan is currently the president of Tamil Maanila Congress (M), a political party in the state of Tamil Nadu,[3] India. He was a member of Rajya Sabha, an upper house of Indian Parliament from the year 2002 until 2014.[4] During his tenure as a Member of Indian Parliament, he had functioned in several positions in the Union Government under UPA 1 & UPA II regime including as a Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation from Jan 2006 – May 2009;[5] Union Minister of Shipping from May 2009 – May 2014[6] and as an In-charge Minister for Labour from January 2014 - April 2014.

  1. ^ "Elected as President of Tamil Maanila Congress".
  2. ^ "UPA II List of Cabinet Ministers".
  3. ^ "G.K Vasan elected chief of TMC".
  4. ^ "Rajya Sabha Member".
  5. ^ "Minister of State Independent Charge". Archived from the original on 18 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Council of Ministers - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.