Palanivel Thiagarajan
Palanivel Thiagarajan | |
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Minister for Finance and Human Resources Management of Tamil Nadu | |
Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
Preceded by | O. Panneerselvam |
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 25 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | R. Sundarrajan |
Constituency | Madurai Central |
Personal details | |
Born | Madurai, Madras State (present-day Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India) | 7 March 1966
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Spouse(s) | Margaret Thiagarajan |
Relations | P. T. Rajan |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan Rukmani |
Alma mater | National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (BTech) University at Buffalo (M.S., PhD) MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA) |
Website | http://www.ptrmadurai.com/ |
Palanivel Thiagarajan is an Indian politician and the current Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu.[1] He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in 2016 and 2021 from Madurai Central.[2][3]
Early life[edit]
Following his schooling at The Lawrence School, Lovedale, and Vikaasa School, Madurai, Thiagarajan, graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (formerly, Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli). He obtained a master's degree in operations research and a Ph.D. in human factors engineering / engineering psychology at University at Buffalo. He then completed his MBA in financial management at MIT Sloan School of Management.[4]
He is the son of the late P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan, who was also a well-known politician in Tamil Nadu. His grandfather, P. T. Rajan, was the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency from 4 April 1936, to 24 August 1936.
Career[edit]
Corporate career[edit]
He began his career in 1990 as an independent consultant in Operations and Systems Improvement.[5] In 2001 he joined Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. as Trader and Co-Portfolio Manager – Firm Relationship Loan Portfolio.[6][7] He quit Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. as Head Of Offshore Capital Markets in the year 2008.[8][9] He then worked for Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore in the Global Capital Markets division. He quit Standard Chartered Bank as Managing Director, Financial Markets Sales in the year 2014.[10]
Political career[edit]
Thiagarajan is the Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu.[11] He has released a White Paper on Tamil Nadu's finances after a long time.
Personal life[edit]
He married Margaret, whom he met at University at Buffalo where he pursued his PhD, while she was pursuing her Masters. They have two sons.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ "MK Stalin to head 34-member cabinet: PTR is Finance Minister, Ma Su gets Health". The News Minute. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu - Madurai Central 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ "Palanivel Thiagarajan Election Results 2021: News, Votes, Results of Tamil-nadu Assembly". NDTV. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Basu, Soma (5 October 2017). "Unlike a politician". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ↑ "Meet Palanivel Thiagarajan, the next Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu! What are his challenges?". The New Stuff. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ↑ "This Former Lehman Banker Is Betting On Legacy In TN Polls". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "From Wall Street to TN assembly polls: Will Thiagarajan be able to make his mark in politics?". CatchNews.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "Wall Street banker P Thiaga Rajan contests elections from temple town Madurai". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ Manthan India (12 May 2015), The Collapse of Lehman Brothers – An Insider's Perspective with P T Rajan, retrieved 7 May 2016
- ↑ Murali D (13 November 2014), Dr P T Rajan, Former Managing Director, Financial Markets, Standard Chartered Bank, retrieved 7 May 2016
- ↑ Sivapriyan, ETB (30 May 2021). "Palanivel Thiagarajan: Former banker looks to fix Tamil Nadu's finances". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "This American is part of the campaign for Madurai Central". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2016.