C. V. Shanmugam
C. Ve. Shanmugam is an Indian politician and currently he is a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Tamil Nadu. He is a four time MLA and senior Minister from AIADMK party in Tamilnadu. He was a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Villupuram constituency. As a cadre of Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, he was previously elected to the Tindivanam constituency in 2001 and 2006 elections. He also served as the state's Minister of Education, Law and Commercial Taxes from 2003 to 2006 and from 2011 to 2013 under the leadership of the Chief Minister Jayalalitha. His father was a previous member of the parliament for the Vandhavasi constituency.
C. Ve. Shanmugam | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2022 | |
| Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
| Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons, Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 23 May 2016 – 6 May 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Preceded by | S. P. Velumani |
| Succeeded by | S. Regupathy |
| Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration, Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 19 January 2012 – 3 October 2012 | |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Preceded by | Agri S. S. Krishnamurthy |
| Succeeded by | B. V. Ramanaa |
| Minister for School Education, Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 16 May 2011 – 18 January 2012 | |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Preceded by | Thangam Thennarasu |
| Succeeded by | Agri S. S. Krishnamurthy |
| Minister for Education, Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 2 March 2002 – 12 May 2006 | |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Preceded by | M. Thambidurai |
| Succeeded by | K. Ponmudy |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 16 May 2011 – 6 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | K. Ponmudy |
| Succeeded by | R. Lakshmanan |
| Constituency | Villupuram |
| In office 14 May 2001 – 15 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | R. Sedunathan |
| Succeeded by | D. Haridoss |
| Constituency | Tindivanam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1965 Tindivanam, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu |
| Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
He served as the party district secretary for 10 years. He won the 2016 elections in Villupuram constituency again and was appointed Minister of Law and Prisons. In 2017 he was again made a district secretary of AIADMK for Villupuram district.
He contested again in Viluppuram constituency but he was defeated by 14,868 votes by R. Lakshmanan. He was arrested on 7 April 2022 for protesting against the cancellation of many subsidy schemes in Tamil Nadu. He also insisted that upper house of the Parliament change the name of the Madras high court to Tamilnadu High court in the winter session of the Rajya Sabha held on 7 December 2023.