Palaniappan Chidambaram
From GovernIndia
Date of Birth: Sep 16, 1945
Current Position: Union Home Minister
Website: www.pchidambaram.org
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Background
Chidambaram is among the most prominent Cabinet ministers of the ruling-United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Union government led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. From May 2004 to November 2008, he was the Finance Minister of India. However, after the resignation of Shivraj Patil, Chidambaram was made the Home Affairs Minister. He was also a Cabinet Minister with the Finance portfolio for a brief period in the United Front coalition government from 1996 to 1998. Prior to this, he held other portfolios. A former staunch socialist, Chidambaram has been fully supportive of the calibrated economic reforms, ushered in since 1991. He was a trade union activist in his early years.
Interviews/Videos
- Walk the Talk - Short interview of Chidambaram. He talks about his take on Government response to national security threat.
News
- December 17, 2008: Chidambaram announces plans to speed up the process of fencing the Indo-Bangladesh border. (Source)
- December 15, 2008: Home minister P. Chidambaram refuses upgrade to Z-security. (Source)
Timeline
- Sep 22, 2006: Election Commission clears Chidambaram of charges of holding office of profit at the time of elections. (Source)