Anbumani Ramadoss
| Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss டாக்டர் அன்புமணி ராமதாஸ் |
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| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
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In office 22 May 2004 – 22 May 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Sushma Swaraj |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
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Member of the Lok Sabha for Dharmapuri |
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Assumed office 16 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | R. Thamaraiselvan |
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9 October 1968 Puducherry, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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 Pattali Makkal Katchi
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| Spouse(s) | Sowmiya Anbumani |
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S. Ramadoss Saraswathy Ramadoss |
| Residence | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | Madras Medical College |
| Occupation | Doctor, Politician |
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Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss is a politician from Tamil Nadu, India. He is currently a Member of the Indian Parliament from Dharmapuri constituency, holding office since 16 May 2014. He is also the youth wing president of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK). Anbumani was the union minister for health and family welfare from 2004 to 2009 as part of the UPA government.In last election he was the only MP from PMK.
Anbumani Ramadoss was born on 9 October 1968 at Puducherry to Dr. S. Ramadoss and R. Saraswathi. Ramadoss was a doctor by profession, who later founded the Pattali Makkal Katchi in 1989. Anbumani completed his SSLC from Montfort Boys Higher Secondary School, Yercaud in 1984 and finished his higher secondary in 1986 from St. Ann's Higher Secondary School, Tindivanam. He completed his MBBS from Madras Medical College. He spent a year and a half stint serving as a medical practitioner at Nallalam, a small village near Tindivanam. In 2003, Anbumani did a course on macro-economics from the London School of Economics.
Anbumani joined Pattali Makkal Katchi, founded by his father and became the youth wing president. In 2004, he became a member of the Rajya Sabha.
On the 22 May 2004, Anbumani became as the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India. At the time of induction into the Manmohan Singh's 2004 cabinet, Anbumani was the youngest Cabinet Minister in the Union Cabinet. During his tenure, the ministry set up various institutions like the Public Health Foundation of India, Department of Health Research, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library. As the Union Health Minister, Anbumani established the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in 2005 to provide primary health care to the women and children living in the rural parts of India. The project was lauded as ‘the largest successful health scheme to be implemented anywhere in the world’ by economist Jeffrey Sachs. The NRHM was set up to achieve the health targets set in the millennium development goals and to integrate various public health programs like the National Malaria Eradication Program, National Immunization Program and the National Polio Eradication Program. Anbumani introduced 108 ambulance service based on 911 service in the United States.
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