Napoleon (actor)
Napoleon | |
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| Born | Kumaresan Duraisamy 2 December 1963 |
| Education | St. Joseph's College, Trichy |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse |
Jayasudha (m. 1993) |
| Children | 2 |
| Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Government of India | |
| In office 28 May 2009 – 20 March 2013 Serving with Balram Naik (from 28 October 2012 to 20 March 2013) | |
| Minister |
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| Preceded by | Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan |
| Succeeded by | Manikrao Hodlya Gavit |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | A. Raja |
| Succeeded by | R. P. Marutharajaa |
| Constituency | Perambalur |
| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 14 May 2001 – 12 May 2006 | |
| Preceded by | J. M. Aaron Rashid |
| Succeeded by | B. Ranganathan |
| Constituency | Villivakkam |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1980-2014) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party (2014) |
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| Website | actornepoleon |
Kumaresan Duraisamy (born 2 December 1963), known professionally by his stage name Napoleon, is an Indian actor, entrepreneur and former politician. He was the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment in Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet. He has acted predominately in Tamil films apart from some Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and English movies.