D. Jayakumar

D. Jayakumar[1] is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly until his resignation on 29 September 2012. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Royapuram constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011 elections and 2016 elections for six consecutive terms.[2][3][4][5][6] He served in various cabinet positions starting from 1991 - Forests, Fisheries, Information Technology, Elelctricty and Finance. He is one among the senior leaders of AIADMK. In October 2020, he was appointed to 11 member Steering Committee of AIADMK and also serves as its Organizng Secretary.

D. Jayakumar
Minister for Fisheries and Administration reforms
Assumed office
2016
Chief Minister (s)Edappadi K. Palaniswami
O. Panneerselvam
J.Jayalalithaa
Minister of Finance
In office
Feb 2017 – Dec 2017
Chief MinisterEdappadi K. Palaniswami
Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
16 May 2011 – 9 October 2012
Minister of Law, Information Technology & Electricity
In office
2001–2006
Chief Minister (s)J.Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam
Minister of Fisheries,Forest and Backward Class
In office
1991–1996
Chief MinisterJ.Jayalalithaa
Member of Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1991-1996
2001-2006
2006-2011
2011-2016
2016-
ConstituencyRoyapuram
Organizing Secretary of AIADMK
In office
2020 – Incumbent
Personal details
Born18 September 1960
Royapuram, Madras, (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse(s)J. Jayakumari
Children3

References
  1. Desk, Internet. "Jayakumar appointed Tamil Nadu Finance Minister". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  5. "The verdict 2016". The Hindu. Chennai. 19 May 2016. p. 6.
  6. "Green cover". The Times of India. Chennai. 19 May 2016. p. 2 or 6.


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