| BAALU, SHRI T.R.
Constituency : Chennai
South ( Tamil Nadu ) |
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Biographical
Sketch |
| BAALU, SHRI T.R.
Constituency : Chennai
South ( Tamil Nadu ) |
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| Father’s Name | Shri Rajuthevar |
| Date of Birth | 15 June 1941 |
| Place of Birth | Thalikottai, Distt. Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Date of Marriage | 19 October 1970 |
| Spouse’s Name | Smt. T.R.B. Porkodi |
| No. of Sons | 3 |
| No. of Daughters | 2 |
| Educational Qualifications | B.Sc., L.C.E. Educated at New College, Madras University, Chennai and Central Polytechnic, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) |
| Profession | Industrialist , Political & Social Worker , Engineer |
| Permanent Address | 28, United India Colony, 1st
Cross, Kodambakkam, Chennai-24 (Tamil Nadu) (044) 4839090, 4843334 |
| Present Address | 10, Raisina Road, New Delhi - 110001 (011) 23354717, 23354590(FAX) |
| Positions Held | |
| 1982-83 | Secretary, D.M.K., Madras City District Unit |
| 1986-92 | Member, Rajya Sabha; |
| Member, Public Accounts Committee; | |
| Member, Committee on Rules (Rajya Sabha) | |
| 1996 | Elected to 11th Lok Sabha |
| 1996-98 | Union Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas and Non-Conventional Energy Sources |
| 1998 | Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1998-99 | Member, Committee on Railways; |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs | |
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 13 Oct. 1999- May 2004 | Union Cabinet Minister, Environment & Forests |
| 2004 | Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term) |
| 25 May 2004 - onwards | Union Cabinet Minister, Road Transport & Highways; Shipping |
| Special Interests | |
| Social service ; Cricket | |
| Countries Visited | |
| Australia, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan | |
| Other Information | |
| Imprisoned under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (M.I.S.A.) in 1976 for about one year; arrested and imprisoned more than 15 times for participating in the agitations, picketings and demonstrations for public cause; Member, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (D.M.K.), 1957 onwards | |