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GOVERNMENT BILLS The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2025 and The Finance Bill, 2025
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LIFE & PUBLIC RECORD · Rajya Sabha MP
P. Chidambaram
P. Chidambaram is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu.
Party in the cited recordIndian National Congress
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- 194516 September 1945
early life Born
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Read the source ↗ - 19841984 - 1989
public service Member, Eighth Lok Sabha (first term)
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 19851985-1986
public service Union Deputy Minister, Personnel, Administrative Reforms, Training, Public Grievances and Pensions
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 1985Sept. 1985
public service Union Deputy Minister, Commerce
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Read the source ↗ - 19861986-1989
public service Union Minister of State, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
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Read the source ↗ - 19891989 - 1991
public service Member, Ninth Lok Sabha (second term)
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Read the source ↗ - 19901990
public service Member, Committee to review Lok Sabha Secretariat Rules, 1955
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Read the source ↗ - 19901990-1991
public service Member, Public Accounts Committee Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance
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Read the source ↗ - 19911991 - 1996
public service Member, Tenth Lok Sabha (third term)
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Read the source ↗ - 19911991-1992 and 1995-96
public service Union Minister of State, Commerce (Independent Charge)
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Read the source ↗ - 19961996 - 1998
public service Member, Eleventh Lok Sabha (fourth term)
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Read the source ↗ - 19961996-1998
public service Union Cabinet Minister, Finance (with additional charge of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, June 1996 and held charge of Company Affairs till April 1997)
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Read the source ↗ - 19981998 - 1999
public service Member, Twelfth Lok Sabha (fifth term)
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Read the source ↗ - 19981998-1999
public service Member, Committee of Privileges Member, Committee on Finance Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 20042004 - 2009
public service Member, Fourteenth Lok Sabha (sixth term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2004May 2004 - Nov. 2008
public service Union Cabinet Minister, Finance
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Read the source ↗ - 20092009 - 2014
public service Member, Fifteenth Lok Sabha (seventh term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2008Dec.2008- May 2009
public service Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2009May 2009 - July 2012
public service Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2012Aug. 2012 - May 2014
public service Union Cabinet Minister, Finance
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Read the source ↗ - 2016July 2016
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha (resigned w.e.f. 16 June 2022)
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Read the source ↗ - 2016Sept. 2016 - May 2019
public service Chairman, Committee on Home Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2017March 2017 - Nov. 2019
public service Member, General Purposes Committee
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Read the source ↗ - 2019Sept. 2019 - June 2022
public service Member, Committee on External Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2022June 2022
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2022Sept. 2022 - Sept. 2023 and Sept. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Finance
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Read the source ↗ - 2023Aug. 2023 - June 2024
public service Member, Committee on Home Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2024Oct. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance
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Read the source ↗ - 20252025-03-27
public work Latest dated reference in this collection
Proceeding: GOVERNMENT BILLS The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2025 and The Finance Bill, 2025 This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.
Read the source ↗ - 2026Feb. 2026 onwards
public service President, India- Italy Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Read the source ↗ - UndatedPeriod not supplied
public service Union Minister of State, Home Affairs (Internal Security)
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Read the source ↗ - UndatedPeriod not supplied
public service Member, Consultative Committee constituted under the Punjab State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1987
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records P. Chidambaram’s date of birth as 16 September 1945. The birthplace is recorded as Kanadukathan, Distt. Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu).
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: B.Sc., B.L., M.B.A. Educated at University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.A.). The professional background is listed as Lawyer.
Public life: the documented service history
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is 1984 - 1989: Member, Eighth Lok Sabha (first term). A later recorded entry is Feb. 2026 onwards: President, India- Italy Parliamentary Friendship Group. This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.
The person behind the office
- Education details in PRS
- B.Sc., B.L., M.B.A.; Educated at Madras University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.A.) Source ↗
- Education in the official biography
- B.Sc., B.L., M.B.A. Educated at University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.A.) Source ↗
Personal background in the official biography
Interests, publications & public work
- Books & publications
- In English (i) A View From The Outside : Why Good Economics Works For Everyone, 2007 and (ii) Standing Guard : A Year in Opposition 2016; In Hindi, Bhartiya Arthvyavastha Par Ek Nazar : Kuchh Hatkar, 2008; authored several write-ups on economic and current affairs Source ↗
- Social & cultural work as reported
- Trustee, (i) Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Delhi, (ii) Ilakkiya Chintanai, (Literary Association), Chennai and (iii) Ezhuttu Trust, Chennai Source ↗
- Hobbies & recreation
- Reading books, modern literature in general and Tamil literature in particular; badminton, chess, tennis; Member, (i) Kodaikanal Club, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu and (ii) Gymkhana Club, Delhi Source ↗
- Other information in biography
- Delivered lectures in many Universities in India and abroad; Member, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.), 1972; President, Youth Congress, Tamil Nadu, 1973-76; General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.), Tamil Nadu, 1976-77; Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C. (I)], 1985 Source ↗
Terms, responsibilities & positions
Positions held & committee service
- 1984 - 1989
Member, Eighth Lok Sabha (first term)
Source ↗ - Sept. 1985
Union Deputy Minister, Commerce
Source ↗ - 1985-1986
Union Deputy Minister, Personnel, Administrative Reforms, Training, Public Grievances and Pensions
Source ↗ - 1986-1989
Union Minister of State, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Union Minister of State, Home Affairs (Internal Security)
Source ↗ - 1989 - 1991
Member, Ninth Lok Sabha (second term)
Source ↗ - 1990
Member, Committee to review Lok Sabha Secretariat Rules, 1955
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Member, Consultative Committee constituted under the Punjab State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1987
Source ↗ - 1990-1991
Member, Public Accounts Committee Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance
Source ↗ - 1991 - 1996
Member, Tenth Lok Sabha (third term)
Source ↗ - 1991-1992 and 1995-96
Union Minister of State, Commerce (Independent Charge)
Source ↗ - 1996 - 1998
Member, Eleventh Lok Sabha (fourth term)
Source ↗ - 1996-1998
Union Cabinet Minister, Finance (with additional charge of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, June 1996 and held charge of Company Affairs till April 1997)
Source ↗ - 1998 - 1999
Member, Twelfth Lok Sabha (fifth term)
Source ↗ - 1998-1999
Member, Committee of Privileges Member, Committee on Finance Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
Source ↗ - 2004 - 2009
Member, Fourteenth Lok Sabha (sixth term)
Source ↗ - May 2004 - Nov. 2008
Union Cabinet Minister, Finance
Source ↗ - Dec.2008- May 2009
Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs
Source ↗ - 2009 - 2014
Member, Fifteenth Lok Sabha (seventh term)
Source ↗ - May 2009 - July 2012
Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs
Source ↗ - Aug. 2012 - May 2014
Union Cabinet Minister, Finance
Source ↗ - July 2016
Elected to Rajya Sabha (resigned w.e.f. 16 June 2022)
Source ↗ - Sept. 2016 - May 2019
Chairman, Committee on Home Affairs
Source ↗ - March 2017 - Nov. 2019
Member, General Purposes Committee
Source ↗ - Sept. 2019 - June 2022
Member, Committee on External Affairs
Source ↗ - June 2022
Elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
Source ↗ - Sept. 2022 - Sept. 2023 and Sept. 2024 onwards
Member, Committee on Finance
Source ↗ - Aug. 2023 - June 2024
Member, Committee on Home Affairs
Source ↗ - Oct. 2024 onwards
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance
Source ↗ - Feb. 2026 onwards
President, India- Italy Parliamentary Friendship Group
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2025
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| Year | Questions | Proceedings |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 |
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- Agriculture and farmers
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GOVERNMENT BILLS The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2025 and The Finance Bill, 2025
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Rajya Sabha member-name archive; may include earlier terms
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GOVERNMENT BILLS- Contd. The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2025 and The Finance Bill, 2025
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Rajya Sabha member-name archive; may include earlier terms
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GOVERNMENT BILLS- Contd. The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2025 and The Finance Bill, 2025
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THE UNION BUDGET, 2025-26
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REGARDING NOTICES RECEIVED UNDER RULE 267-Contd.
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The Union Budget, 2024-25 & The Budget of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, 2024-25
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- 87/1-54, Motilal Street, Kandanur, Sivagangai District 630104 Source ↗
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When was P. Chidambaram born?
The cited biography records 16 September 1945.
Read the supporting source ↗Where was P. Chidambaram born?
Kanadukathan, Distt. Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu).
Read the supporting source ↗What education is recorded for P. Chidambaram?
B.Sc., B.L., M.B.A. Educated at University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.A.).
Read the supporting source ↗What is the earliest dated public role listed for P. Chidambaram?
1984 - 1989: Member, Eighth Lok Sabha (first term). This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
Read the supporting source ↗Which parliamentary record does this profile follow?
P. Chidambaram is listed in the Rajya Sabha record for Tamil Nadu. Read the linked membership source for the office and its scope.
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Who is P. Chidambaram?
P. Chidambaram is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu.
What does this office do?
Serves in the Council of States. Rajya Sabha membership is state/UT based or nominated, rather than tied to a Lok Sabha constituency.
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