P. Chidambaram
| Palaniappan Chidambaram | |
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| பழனியப்பன் சிதம்பரம் | |
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| MP of Rajya Sabha | |
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Assumed office 5 July 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Avinash Pandey, INC |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 31 July 2012 – 17 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Arun Jaitley |
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In office 22 May 2004 – 30 November 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Jaswant Singh |
| Succeeded by | Manmohan Singh |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 19 March 1998 |
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| Prime Minister | I. K. Gujral |
| Preceded by | I. K. Gujral |
| Succeeded by | Yashwant Sinha |
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In office 1 June 1996 – 21 April 1997 |
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| Prime Minister | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Preceded by | Jaswant Singh |
| Succeeded by | I. K. Gujral |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
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In office 29 November 2008 – 31 July 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Shivraj Patil |
| Succeeded by | Sushilkumar Shinde |
| Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | |
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In office 30 November 2009 – 31 July 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Shivraj Patil |
| Succeeded by | Sushilkumar Shinde |
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In office 26 December 1985 – 2 December 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Alva |
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Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Sivaganga |
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In office 1984–1989 |
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| Preceded by | R. Swaminathan |
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In office 1989–1991 1991–1996 1996–1998 1998–1999 |
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In office 1998–1999 |
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| Succeeded by | E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan |
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In office 2004–2009 |
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| Preceded by | E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan |
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In office 2009–2014 |
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| Succeeded by | P.R. Senthilnathan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 September 1945 Kandanur, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (Before 1996; 2004–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Tamil Maanila Congress (1996–2001) Congress Jananayaka Peravai (2001–2004) |
| Spouse(s) | Nalini Chidambaram |
| Children | Karti |
| Alma mater |
University of Madras Harvard University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Atheism |
Palaniappan Chidambaram (Tamil: பழனியப்பன் சிதம்பரம்; born 16 September 1945) is an Indian politician affiliated with the Indian National Congress and a former Union Minister of Finance of India. Chidambaram is a corporate lawyer and an important member of the last Congress-led government. He has been the Finance Minister since May 2004, except for a three and a half year stint – beginning November 2008 – as Home Minister, in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Chidambaram returned as Finance Minister in July 2012, succeeding Pranab Mukherjee, who demitted office to become the President of India.
In the budget for 1996–97, Chidambaram brought discipline in government spending and launched an ambitious tax reform program to tackle an unwieldy fiscal deficit.
Chidambaram was born to Kandanur L. Ct. L. Palaniappa Chettiar and Lakshmi Achi in Kanadukathan in the Sivaganga District, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. His maternal grandfather was Raja Sir Annamalai Chettiar, a wealthy merchant and banker from Chettinad.
Chidambaram did his schooling at the Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School he passed the one year pre University course from Loyola College, Chennai. After graduating with a BSc degree in statistics from the Presidency College, Chennai, he completed his Bachelor of Laws from the Madras Law College (now Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College) and his MBA from Harvard Business School in the class of 1968. He also holds a master's degree from Loyola College in Chennai.
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