Thiru Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu
Introduction :
Thiru Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu is 83 years old Loksabha MP, elected from Sriperumbudur of Tamil Nadu state as a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party. Thiru Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu was born to Shri Raju Thevar & and is married to Smt. T.R.B. Porkodi. He/She has 3 son(s) 2 daughter(s)
Background information of Thiru Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu:
He rose from the ranks. He emerged as a strongman in the DMK for his organisational skills. He joined the DMK when he was 16 in 1957, and was active in the party’s youth wing. He was also made the DMK secretary for the Madras district. However, he was made a Rajya Sabha member only in 1986 and was elected as a LS member after that. The five term MP, was a powerful union minister for nearly a decade. Now heads the DMK parliamentary party.
More information
| (i) Participated in the naming ceremony of Very Large Crude Oil Carrier (VLCC) of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) in Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard Complex, South Korea in January, 2005 |
| (ii) Assiduously campaigned for the early ratification of Kyoto Protocol in the capacity of President of Conference of Parties (COP), UNFCCC |
| (iii) Organised the 8th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in New Delhi from 23rd October to 1st November 2002, the Conference was represented by 80 countries at the level of Ministers of Environment, the Conference culminated in adoption of Delhi Declaration on Climate Change |
| (iv) Led the Indian delegation to World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 26th to 30th August, 2002 |
| after intensive deliberations, the Summit adopted a Political Declaration and Johannesburg Plan of Implementation for furthering the international action for promoting sustainable development |
| (v) Participated in several International Conferences/Seminars as the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Minister of Environment and Forests and Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways |
| Chairperson, Transport Ministers of SAARC countries, 2007-2008 |
Basic Details
| Party Name | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Assets ( In Rupees) | More than 7 Crore(s) |
| Background | Student politics |
| Profession | Engineer,Industrialist,Social Worker |
| Education | graduate |
Contact Details
| Permanent Address | 28, United India Colony, First Cross Street,Kodambakkam, Chennai - 600 024, Tamil Nadu |
| Delhi Address | 10, Raisina Road, New Delhi - 110 001 |
| Phone | 011-23359111,011-23321010,044-24804555,044-28154747 |
| Email address |
Positions held
| ;;;;Member, Committee on Rules (Rajya Sabha);Member, various Cabinet Committees including Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), Cabinet committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) etc. and Member, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Coordination Committee | |
| 1957 onwards | Member, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (D.M.K.) |
| 1982-93 | Secretary, D.M.K., Madras District Unit |
| 1986-92 | Member, Rajya Sabha ;Member, Public Accounts Committee |
| 1996 | Elected to 11th Lok Sabha |
| 1996-98 | Union Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas ;Whip, DMK Party in Parliament |
| 1998 | Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1998-99 | Member, Parliamentary Committee on Railways ;Member, Parliamentary Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs |
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 23 Oct. 2002-1 Dec. 2003 | President, Conference of Parties (COP), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) |
| 13 Oct.1999- 21 Dec. 2003 | Union Cabinet Minister, Environment & Forests |
| 2004 | Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term); |
| 22 May 2004 - 22 May 2009 | Union Cabinet Minister, Shipping, Road Transport & Highways;Leader of the DMK Party in Parliament |
| 2007-2008 | Chairperson, Transport Ministers of SAARC countries |
| 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
| May 2009 onwards | Leader, DMK Party in Parliament |
| 29 Jun. 2009 | Member, Business Advisory Committe |
| 31 Aug. 2009 onwards | Chairman, Standing Committee on Railways |
| 16 Sep. 2009 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance |
| 7 Oct. 2009 | Member, Committee on Ethics |
| 19 Oct. 2009 | Member, General Purposes Committee |
| 4 Nov. 2009 | Member, Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 22 Jan. 2010 | Member, Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation and Management |
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