Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram Arrested From Home By CBI Amid


In office
31 July 2012 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Preceded by Pranab Mukherjee
Succeeded by Arun Jaitley
In office
22 May 2004 – 30 November 2008
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Preceded by Jaswant Singh
Succeeded by Pranab Mukherjee
In office
1 May 1997 – 19 March 1998
Prime Minister I. K. Gujral
Preceded by I. K. Gujral
Succeeded by Yashwant Sinha
In office
1 June 1996 – 21 April 1997
Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda
Preceded by Jaswant Singh
Succeeded by I. K. Gujral
26th Home Minister of India
In office
29 November 2008 – 31 July 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Preceded by Shivraj Patil
Succeeded by Sushilkumar Shinde
Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
In office
30 November 2009 – 31 July 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Preceded by Shivraj Patil
Succeeded by Sushilkumar Shinde
In office
26 December 1985 – 2 December 1989
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
Succeeded by Margaret Alva
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1984–1999
Preceded by R. Swaminathan
Succeeded by E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan
In office
2004–2014
Preceded by E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan
Succeeded by P. R. Senthilnathan
Constituency Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu
Personal details
Born 16 September 1945 (age 73)
Kandanur, Madras Presidency, British India
(now in Ta.