G. K. Vasan

G. K. Vasan
G. K. Vasan
President, Tamil Maanila Congress (M)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 November 2014
Union Minister of Shipping
	In office; 28 May 2009 – 26 May 2014
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
	In office; 29 Jan 2006 – 22 May 2009
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Succeeded by	Sriprakash Jaiswal
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Urban Development and Committee on Coal and Steel
	In office; 2004–2006
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	In office; 3 April 2020 – 2 April 2026
Succeeded by	Anbumani Ramadoss
	In office; 2 April 2002 – 2 April 2014
President, TNCC
	In office; 2003 - 2006
Preceded by	E. V. K. S. Elangovan
Succeeded by	M. Krishnasamy
Personal details
Born	Govindaswamy Karuppiah Vasan; 28 December 1964; Sundara Perumalkoil, Tamil Nadu, India
Party	Tamil Maanila Congress (M) (From 2001-2002; From 2014-Till date)
Other political; affiliations	Indian National Congress (From 2002 - 2014)
Spouse	Sunitha Vasan
Children	G.K.V Pranav
Parent	G. K. Moopanar Kasthuri Moopanar
Alma mater	The New College, Madras University
Profession	Farmer, Politician
Website	[1]

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G. K. Vasan (born Govindaswamy Karuppiah Vasan, 28 December 1964) is an Indian politician and son of G. K. Moopanar, a veteran Indian National Congress leader. G. K. Vasan is currently the president of Tamil Maanila Congress (M), a political party in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. He was a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament from 2002 until 2014. During his tenure as a Member of Indian Parliament, he had functioned in several positions in the Union Government under UPA 1 & UPA II regime including as a Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation from Jan. 2006 – May 2009; Union Minister of Shipping from May 2009 – May 2014 and as an In-charge Minister for Labour from January 2014 - April 2014.