E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan is a politician from

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party and a

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representing

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in the

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. He was also elected to the

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from Sivaganga constituency as an

candidate in 1999 election. He is Advocate in

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. Sudarsana Natchiappan has addressed the

United Nations General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA; french: link=no, Assemblée générale, AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN. Curr ...

on two occasions, both in October 2008. He was part of the Indian delegation, and gave statements on UN peacekeeping operations and globalisation and independence. Sudarsana Natchiappan is co-founder and President of the Parliamentarian Forum on Human Rights.Parliamentarian Forum on Human Rights
The forum is a platform for members of parliament (MPs), cutting across party lines, and catering for the need to discuss and act on human rights violations in the world in general and in India specifically. He became the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry from 17 June 2013 till 26 May 2014 in

Second Manmohan Singh ministry The Second ministry of Manmohan Singh came into existence after the general election in 2009. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2009 and led to the formation of the 15th Lok Sabha. Manmohan Singh took the oath as the 13th ...

In Parliament

Dr. Natchiappan has held the following during his tenure as a

for

: * Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests (1999–2000) * Member, Committee on Government Assurances (2000–2004) * Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (2000–2004) * Member, Committee on Finance (2002–2004) * Chairman, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice (Aug. 2004 – May 2009) * Member, General Purposes Committee (Aug. 2005 – May 2009) * Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Oct. 2004 – 2008) * Member, Committee on Rules (Nov. 2004 – Sept. 2010) * Chairman, Parliamentary Forum on Human Rights, New Delhi (2004–Present) * Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance (2008 – May 2009) and (Aug. 2009 – June 2013) * Member, Committee on Human Resource Development (Aug. 2009 – Aug. 2011) * Member, Committee on Commerce (Aug. 2010 – Aug. 2012) * Member, Committee on Labour (Aug. 2010 – Aug. 2011) * Member, Select Committee to the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010 (Aug. 2010 – Dec. 2010) * Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table (Sept. 2010 – May 2013) * President, Parliamentarian Forum on Human Rights for Global Development, New Delhi (Sept. 2010–Present) * Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha (Aug. 2011–Present) * Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine matters relating to allocation and pricing of telecom licences and spectrum (Nov. 2011 – July 2013) * Member, Business Advisory Committee (April 2012 – Aug. 2013) * Member, Committee on Defence (Aug. 2012 – June 2013) * Member, Committee on Ethics (Dec. 2012 – June 2013) * Member, Committee on Public Accounts (May 2013 – June 2013) * Chairman, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice (Sept. 2014–Present) * Member, Business Advisory Committee (Sept. 2014–Present) * Member, Select Committee on the Payment and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (Dec. 2014 – Feb. 2015) * Member, General Purposes Committee (Jan. 2015–Present)

References

External links

Profile on Rajya Sabha website

Parliamentarian Forum on Human Rights – For Global Development website

Statement on UN peacekeeping in UN General Assembly

Statement on globalization and independence in UN General Assembly
{{DEFAULTSORT:Natchiappan, E. M. Sudarsana 1947 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu India MPs 1999–2004 People from Sivaganga district Madurai Kamaraj University alumni Washington University in St. Louis alumni