G K Vasan
| G. K Vasan | |
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| ஜி.கே. வாசன் | |
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| President, Tamil Maanila Congress (M) | |
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Assumed office May 2014 |
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| Union Minister of Shipping | |
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In office May 2009 – May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | T.R Baalu |
| Succeeded by | Nitin Gadkari |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation | |
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In office Jan 2006 – May 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | D.V. Sadananda Gowda |
| Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Urban Development | |
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In office Oct 2004 – Jan 2006 |
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| Member, Committee on Coal and Steel | |
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In office Aug 2004 – Jan 2006 |
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| President, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (A.I.C.C) | |
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In office Nov 2003 – Feb 2006 |
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| Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation | |
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In office Jun 2003 – Jul 2004 |
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| Secretary, Indian_National_Congress | |
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In office Aug 2002 – Nov 2003 |
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| Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development | |
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In office Jan 2003 – Feb 2004 |
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| Member, Departmentally-Related Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development | |
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In office Jun 2002 – Jul 2004 |
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| Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Agriculture | |
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In office May 2002 – Jan 2004 |
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| Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) | |
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In office Apr 2002 – May 2014 |
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| President, Tamil Maanila Congress (M) | |
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In office Aug 2001 – Aug 2002 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 December 1964 Sundara Perumalkoil, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Tamil Maanila Congress (M) (From 2001-2002; From 2014-Till date) |
| Other political affiliations |
Indian National Congress (From 2002 - 2014) |
| Spouse(s) | Sunitha Vasan (m. 1996) |
| Children | One son (G.K.V Pranav) |
| Parents |
Ayya G.K Moopanar Amma Kasthuri Moopanar |
| Alma mater | The New College, Madras University |
| Profession | Farmer, Politician |
| Website | Website [1] Official Facebook Page [2] |
Ayya G.K Moopanar
In this Indian name, the name Govindaswamy Karuppiah is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, G. K Vasan.
G. K. Vasan (Tamil: ஜி.கே. வாசன்) (born Govindaswamy Karuppiah Vasan, December 28, 1964) is affectionately called Ayya [Respected Elder], an Indian Politician and son of veteran congress leader, Ayya G. K Moopanar. He is currently the president of Tamil Maanila Congress (M), a political party in the state of Tamilnadu, India and was a member of Rajya Sabha, an upper house of Indian Parliament from the year 2002 until 2014. During his tenure as Member of Indian Parliament, he has functioned in several positions in the Union Government under UPA 1 & II regime including as a Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation from Jan 2006 – May 2009 and Union Minister of Shipping from May 2009 – May 2014. The young leader Ayya G. K Vasan, a responsible democrat having unshakable faith in people and democracy, helm to uplift every citizen to make India powerful. He is a rare brand of politician with multifaceted personality, who goes beyond politics to nurture good relationship, resists politics of violent and vengeance. A civilized leader from the political school known for its democratic political culture; a principle of Perunthalaivar K. Kamarajar.
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