P. Chidambaram

In this Indian name, the name Palaniappan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Chidambaram.

P. Chidambaram
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 June 2022
Preceded byA. Navaneethakrishnan
ConstituencyTamil Nadu
In office
5 July 2016 – 16 June 2022
Preceded byVijay J. Darda
Succeeded byImran Pratapgarhi
ConstituencyMaharashtra
23rd Union Minister of Home Affairs
In office
29 November 2008 – 31 July 2012
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byShivraj Patil
Succeeded bySushilkumar Shinde
22nd Union Minister of Finance
In office
31 July 2012 – 26 May 2014
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byPranab Mukherjee
Succeeded byArun Jaitley
In office
22 May 2004 – 30 November 2008
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byJaswant Singh
Succeeded byPranab Mukherjee
In office
1 May 1997 – 19 March 1998
Prime MinisterI. K. Gujral
Preceded byI. K. Gujral
Succeeded byYashwant Sinha
In office
1 June 1996 – 21 April 1997
Prime MinisterH. D. Deve Gowda
Preceded byJaswant Singh
Succeeded byI. K. Gujral
20th Union Minister of Corporate Affairs
In office
1 June 1996 – 21 April 1997
Prime MinisterH. D. Deve Gowda
Preceded byJaswant Singh
Succeeded byInder Kumar Gujral
25th Union Minister of Law and Justice
In office
1 June 1996 – 29 June 1996
Prime MinisterH. D. Deve Gowda
Preceded byRam Jethmalani
Succeeded byRamakant Khalap
29th Union Minister of Commerce & Industry
In office
10 February 1995 – 3 April 1996
Prime MinisterP. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded byPranab Mukherjee
Succeeded byP. V. Narasimha Rao
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
17 May 2004 – 18 May 2014
Preceded byE. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan
Succeeded byP. R. Senthilnathan
ConstituencySivaganga
In office
31 December 1984 – 26 April 1999
Preceded byR. Swaminathan
Succeeded byE. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan
ConstituencySivaganga
Personal details
Born (1945-09-16) 16 September 1945 (age 79)
Kandanur, Madras Province, British India
(now in Tamil Nadu, India)
Political partyIndian National Congress (1972–1996), (2004–present)
Other political
affiliations		Tamil Maanila Congress (1996–2001)
Congress Jananayaka Peravai (2001–2004)
SpouseNalini Chidambaram
ChildrenKarti Chidambaram (son)
Alma materUniversity of Madras (BSc, LLB)
Harvard University (MBA)
Loyola College (MA)
ProfessionSenior Advocate Politician

Palaniappan Chidambaram (born 16 September 1945),[1] better known as P. Chidambaram, is an Indian politician and lawyer who currently serves as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.[2] He served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs from 2017 to 2018.[3][4] He also served as Interim Deputy Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha from 2022 to 2023 under Mallikarjun Kharge.

Chidambaram has served as the Union Minister of Finance four times.[5] Most recently, he held the role for the entirety of the United Progressive Alliance government from 2004 to 2014, except for a three-year period as Minister of Home Affairs, during which he oversaw India's domestic security response to the 26/11 terrorist attack in Mumbai. Chidambaram returned as Finance Minister in July 2012, succeeding Pranab Mukherjee, who resigned to become the President of India. He was included in Time 100 list in 2013.[6] He was also the head of Congress Manifesto Committee for 2019 Lok Sabha Elections and 2024 Indian General Elections.[7][8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Piyush Goyal, Chidambaram, Suresh Prabhu, Sharad Yadav elected to Rajya Sabha – The Economic Times Archived 12 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Economictimes.indiatimes.com (3 June 2016). Retrieved on 2016-08-18.
  3. ^ "Parliament of India Rajya Sabha - 205th Report Action taken by Government in 203rd report on Border Security" (PDF). Parliament of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Chidambaram to head Parliamentary panel on home affairs". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Finance Ministers who shaped India's economy". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ Sharma, Ruchir (18 April 2013). "Palaniappan Chidambaram: The World's 100 Most Influential People". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ Pandey, Neelam (6 April 2019). "Meet the young women and men who drafted Congress manifesto for Lok Sabha elections". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ^ "The overall theme of the Congress Manifesto is three powerful words- Work, Wealth, and Welfare". Indian National Congress. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.