D. Jayakumar

D. Jayakumar
Minister for Fisheries and Administration reforms
In office 2016–2021
Chief Minister (s)	Edappadi K. Palaniswami O. Panneerselvam J.Jayalalithaa
Minister of Finance
In office Feb 2017 – Dec 2017
Chief Minister	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 16 May 2011 – 9 October 2012
Minister of Law, Information Technology & Electricity
In office 2001–2006
Chief Minister (s)	J.Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam
Minister of Fisheries,Forest and Backward Class
In office 1991–1996
Chief Minister	J.Jayalalithaa
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office 1991-1996 2001 – 2021
Constituency	Royapuram
Organizing Secretary of AIADMK
In office 2020 – Incumbent
Personal details
Born	18 September 1960 Royapuram, Madras, (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse(s)	J. Jayakumari
Children	3

D. Jayakumar is an Indian politician and was a Member of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly until his resignation on 29 September 2012. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Royapuram constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011 elections and 2016 elections for five terms. During the Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly 2021, he again contested in Royapuram Constituency and lost to the DMK candidate Ira Moorthy. He served in various cabinet positions starting from 1991 - Forests, Fisheries, Information Technology, Elelctricty and Finance. He is one among the senior leaders of AIADMK. In October 2020, he was appointed to 11 member Steering Committee of AIADMK and also serves as its Organizng Secretary. In the TN 2021 Election for Royapuram constituency, he was defeated by Murthy.R of DMK by a margin of 27,779 votes. He had represented Royapuram five times - 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016.