Tamilisai Soundararajan

2nd Governor of Telangana

Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan (born 2 June 1961) is an Indian doctor and politician. She is the 2nd and current Governor of Telangana since September 2019 and is the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (Additional charge) since 18 February 2021..[3][4] She was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party until September 2019.

Tamilisai Soundararajan
2nd Governor of Telangana
Assumed office
8 September 2019
Chief MinisterK. Chandrasekhar Rao
Preceded byE. S. L. Narasimhan
President of Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
26 May 2014 – 1 September 2019
Preceded byPon Radhakrishnan
Succeeded byL. Murugan
Director (Independent Charge),
Bharat Petroleum Corporation of India [1]
In office
16 September 2017 – 1 September 2019
National Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
2013–2014
Vice-President of Bharatiya Janata Party (Tamil Nadu)
In office
2010–2013
General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (Tamil Nadu)
In office
2007–2010
All India Co-Convenor of Bharatiya Janata Party Medical Wing (Southern States)
In office
2005–2007
General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party Medical Wing (Tamil Nadu)
In office
2001–2005
Personal details
Born (1961-06-02) 2 June 1961 (age 62)[2]
Nagerkovil, Madras State, India
(present-day Tamil Nadu)
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (until 1 September 2019)
Spouse(s)Dr. P. Soundararajan
ChildrenSuganathan Soundararajan, Poovini Soundararajan
ParentsKumari Ananthan (Father)
Krishna Kumari (Mother)
ResidenceChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materMadras Medical College
Occupation

References change

  1. "Tamilisai on BPCL board". The Hindu. 16 September 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. Jun 2, C. D. S. Mani | TNN | Updated; 2016; Ist, 20:33. "Tamilisai Soundararajan vows to take Modi govt schemes to all villages in TN - Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Tamilisai Sounderrajan appointed BJP TNEB unit president". The Hindu. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  4. "New BJP chiefs for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Assam". The Economic Times/Times of India. PTI. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2017.