Jayanthi Natarajan
Jayanthi Natarajan (born 7 June 1954) is an Indian lawyer and politician. She was a member of the Indian National Congress and has been thrice elected Member of Parliament representing the state of Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha. From July 2011 to December 2013, she was the Minister of Forests and Environment (Independent Charge). She resigned as Minister of Environment and Forest on 21 December 2013. On 30 January 2015, she announced in a press conference at Chennai that she would be resigning from the Congress party alleging that "specific requests" by Rahul Gandhi were the basis of whether industrial projects were given clearances by her ministry, and that he shifted from a pro-environmental position to corporate-friendly stand for the elections in 2014.
Jayanthi Natarajan | |
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Jayanthi Natarajan in New York 2012 | |
| Minister of Environment and Forests (Independent Charge) | |
| In office 12 July 2011 – 20 December 2013 (resigned) | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister of State for Coal, Civil Aviation and Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 1997–1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| Member of Parliament – Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 2008–2014 | |
| In office 1997–2002 | |
| In office 1992 – 1997 (resigned) | |
| In office 1986–1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 June 1954 Madras, Madras State(now Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) |
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(1982–1997;2002–2015)
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| Spouse | V. K. Natarajan |
| Children | 1 (son) |
| Residence | New Delhi/Chennai |
| Alma mater | Ethiraj College for Women |
As of 26 January, 2007 Source: | |