M. Thambidurai

M. Thambidurai
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
14 March 2020
ConstituencyTamil Nadu
Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In office
13 August 2014 – 25 May 2019
Preceded byKariya Munda
Succeeded byVacant
In office
22 January 1985 – 27 November 1989
Preceded byG. Lakshmanan
Succeeded byShivraj Patil
Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs and Minister of State for Surface Transport
In office
16 May 1998 – 25 November 1999
Preceded byRamakant Khalap
Succeeded byRangarajan Kumaramangalam
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
14 May 2009 – 22 May 2019
Preceded byK. C. Palanisamy
Succeeded byS. Jothimani
ConstituencyKarur
In office
1998–1999
Preceded byK. Natrayan
Succeeded byM. Chinnasamy
ConstituencyKarur
In office
1989–1991
Preceded byA.R. Murugaiah
Succeeded byN. Murugesan
ConstituencyKarur
In office
1984–1989
Preceded byK. Arjunan
Succeeded byM. G. Sekhar
ConstituencyDharmapuri
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
18 May 2001 – 25 May 2009
Preceded byE. G. Sugavanam
Succeeded byK. R. K. Narasimhan
ConstituencyBargur
In office
1977–1982
ConstituencyErode
Minister for Education, Technical Education, Science and Technology, Sports and Youth Welfare, Archeology, Tamil Development and Tamil Culture, Indian Overseas, Refugees and Evacuees, Government of Tamil Nadu
In office
16 May 2001 – 12 May 2006
Propaganda Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Assumed office
28 August 2007
General Secretary
Preceded byEdappadi K. Palaniswami
Personal details
Born (1947-03-15) 15 March 1947 (age 77)
Sinthagampalli, Madras Presidency, British India
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1972-Present)
Other political
affiliations
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1965-1972)
SpouseBanumathi Thambidurai
Alma materMadras Christian College

Munisamy Thambidurai (born 15 March 1947) is an Indian politician who served as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha[1] and leader of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament.[2] He had served as the Cabinet Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs and as the Minister of State of Surface Transport from March 1998 to April 1999. He had also served as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1985 to 1989.[3]

  1. ^ "M Thambidurai elected deputy speaker of Lok Sabha". Times of India. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. ^ Julie Mariappan (19 May 2014). "Thambidurai appointed AIADMK's parliamentary party leader". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile: Thambidurai, Dr. Munisamy". Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.