P. Chidambaram
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P. Chidambaram
Pazhaniappan Chidambaramis an Indian politician affiliated with the Indian National Congress and a former Union Minister of Finance of India. Chidambaram is a corporate lawyer and an important member of the last Congress-led government. He has been the Finance Minister since May 2004, except for a three and a half year stint - beginning November 2008 - as Home Minister, in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Chidambaram returned as Finance Minister in July 2012, succeeding Pranab Mukherjee,...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 September 1945
CountryIndia
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