M. Mathiventhan
M. Mathiventhan | |
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Minister for Forests Government of Tamil Nadu | |
Assumed office 14 December 2022 | |
Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
Preceded by | K. Ramachandran |
Minister for Tourism Government of Tamil Nadu | |
In office 7 May 2021 – 14 December 2022 | |
Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
Preceded by | Vellamandi N. Natarajan |
Succeeded by | K. Ramachandran |
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office May 2021 | |
Preceded by | R. Saroja |
Constituency | Rasipuram |
Personal details | |
Born | Tamilnadu, India | 25 December 1984
Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Spouse | Sivaranjini |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Rasipuram |
Occupation | Doctor |
Website | Ministers of Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly |
M. Mathiventhan is an Indian politician and doctor from Rasipuram, Tamilnadu. He is a member of DMK party, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Rasipuram constituency in 2021.[1][2] He is the current Minister for Forests of the state.[3]
Family
[edit]Manthiventhan's father is Mayavan. He is married to Sivaranjini Mathiventhan. The couple have a daughter. They live in Rasipuram.[4]
Occupation
[edit]Mathiventhan has held MBBS and MD degrees in allopathic medicine. He is an Alumnus of Annamalai University. He is working at own dispensary clinic in Rasipuram Town.[citation needed]
Politics
[edit]He defeated former Minister V.Saroja in the Rasipuram assembly constituency of Namakkal district in the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections and was elected as a member of the assembly for DMK party. He subsequently became the Minister of Tourism Development on 7 May 2021.[5] [6] He was re-designated as the Minister for Forests following a cabinet reshuffle on 14 December 2022.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mathiventhan M(DMK):Constituency- RASIPURAM(SC)(NAMAKKAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results". News18. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Full list of Tamil Nadu Cabinet and Council of Ministers". The Hindu. 6 May 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ [1] Dr.Mathiventhan's family
- ^ Ministers of Tamilnadu BBC 2021 மே 6
- ^ Page of Dr.Mathiventhan Minister for Tourism Development, Tamilnadu.
- ^ Julie Mariappan (14 December 2022). "Tamil Nadu Cabinet Ministers: TN cabinet reshuffle Portfolios of ten ministers | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 December 2022.