Pallaniappan Palaniappa Chidambaram

Pallaniappan Chidambaram (born 16 September 1945) is an Indian politician and former attorney who currently serves as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and formerly served as the Union Minister of Finance of India.He was the Finance Minister starting in May 2004 through 2014, except for a three-and-a-half year stint – beginning November 2008 – as Home Minister. Chidambaram returned as Finance Minister in July 2012, succeeding Pranab Mukherjee, who demitted office to become the President of India.. His constituency is located in Central Delhi district.