M. Thambidurai

M. Thambidurai
M. Thambidurai
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 April 2020
Constituency	Tamil Nadu
Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
	In office; 13 August 2014 – 25 May 2019
President	Pranab Mukherjee; Ram Nath Kovind;
Speaker	Sumitra Mahajan
Leader of the House	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Kariya Munda
Succeeded by	Vacant
	In office; 22 January 1985 – 27 November 1989
President	Giani Zail Singh; R. Venkataraman;
Speaker	Balram Jakhar
Leader of the House	Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	G. Lakshmanan
Succeeded by	Shivraj Patil
Union Minister of Law, Justice & Corporate Affairs and Minister of State for Surface Transport
	In office; 19 March 1998 – 8 April 1999
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	Ramakant Khalap
Succeeded by	Rangarajan Kumaramangalam
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 14 May 2009 – 22 May 2019
Preceded by	K. C. Palanisamy
Succeeded by	S. Jothimani
Constituency	Karur, Tamil Nadu
	In office; 10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999
Preceded by	K. Natrayan
Succeeded by	M. Chinnasamy
Constituency	Karur, Tamil Nadu
	In office; 1989–1991
Preceded by	A.R. Murugaiah
Succeeded by	N. Murugesan
Constituency	Karur, Tamil Nadu
	In office; 1984–1989
Preceded by	K. Arjunan
Succeeded by	M. G. Sekhar
Constituency	Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	In office; 18 May 2001 – 25 May 2009
Preceded by	E. G. Sugavanam
Succeeded by	K. R. K. Narasimhan
Constituency	Bargur
	In office; 1977–1982
Constituency	Erode
Minister for Education, Technical Education, Science and Technology, Sports and Youth Welfare, Archeology, Tamil Development and Tamil Culture, Indian Overseas, Refugees and Evacuees, Government of Tamil Nadu
	In office; 16 May 2001 – 12 May 2006
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa; O. Panneerselvam; J. Jayalalithaa
Propaganda Secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 August 2007
General Secretary	J. Jayalalithaa; V. K. Sasikala; Edappadi K. Palaniswami;
Preceded by	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Member of Panel of Vice Chairpersons (Rajya Sabha)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; from Serving with Dinesh Sharma (politician), Bhubaneswar Kalita, S. Phangnon Konyak, Rajani Ashokrao Patil, Sasmit Patra, Tiruchi Siva, Sasmit Patra
Personal details
Born	15 March 1947; Sinthagampalli, Madras Province, British India
Party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1972-present)
Other political; affiliations	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1965-1972)
Spouse	Banumathi Thambidurai (m. 1986)
Children	2
Alma mater	Madras Christian College

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Munisamy Thambidurai (born 15 March 1947) is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu who served as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and leader of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. He had served as the Cabinet Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs and as the Minister of State of Surface Transport from March 1998 to April 1999. He had also served as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1985 to 1989.