T. R. Baalu
T. R. Baalu | |
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Baalu at the launch of his book compiling his parliamentary speeches "My Voice for the Voiceless!" in 2024 | |
| Treasurer of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Assumed office 9 September 2020 | |
| President | M. K. Stalin |
| General Secretary | Durai Murugan |
| Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping | |
| In office 22 May 2004 — 23 May 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Constituency | Chennai South, Tamil Nadu |
| Union Minister of Environment and Forests | |
| In office 13 October 1999 — 21 December 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Constituency | Chennai South, Tamil Nadu |
| Union Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Non-Conventional Energy Sources | |
| In office 6 July 1996 — 19 March 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Leader of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | K. N. Ramachandran |
| Constituency | Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu |
| In office 16 May 2009 — 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | A. Krishnaswamy |
| Succeeded by | K. N. Ramachandran |
| Constituency | Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu |
| In office 10 May 1996 – 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | R. Sridharan |
| Succeeded by | C. Rajendran |
| Constituency | Chennai South, Tamil Nadu |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 30 June 1986 — 29 June 1992 | |
| Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
| Principal Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| In office August 2018 – January 2020 | |
| President | M. K. Stalin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | T R Balasubramaniam (Ilamurugu Rasuthevar) 13 December 1941 (15 June 1941 as per official records) |
| Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
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| Children | 5 (including T. R. B. Rajaa) |
| Website | Official website |
| Source: [1] | |
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Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu (born 13 December 1941) is an Indian politician. He is currently the MP of Lok Sabha of the Sriperumbudur constituency, elected seven times since 1996 from Chennai South and Sriperumbudur. He is a leader of the DMK party and is known for his political loyalty, having been in the party since 1957. He is now the Treasurer of DMK, elected unopposed on 3 September 2020. He earlier served as the Principal Secretary of the DMK Party from August 2018 to January 2020.