M. P. Saminathan | |
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| Minister of Information and Publicity Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
| Preceded by | Kadambur Raju |
| Minister of Highways and Minor Ports Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 12 May 2006 – 16 May 2011 | |
| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| Preceded by | O. Panneerselvam |
| Succeeded by | Edappadi Palaniswami |
| Member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly for Vellakoil (state assembly constituency) | |
| In office 14 May 1996 – 16 May 2011 | |
| Member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly for Kangayam (state assembly constituency) | |
| In office 2 May 2021 – Incumbent | |
| Youth wing Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| In office 7 July 2017 – 4 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | M. K. Stalin |
| Succeeded by | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muthur Perumal Gounder Saminathan [1] Muthur |
| Parent | Perumal Gounder |
| Occupation | Politician |
M. P. Saminathan is the Minister for Information & Publicity in the 16th Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was the Minister for Highways and Minor Ports in Tamil Nadu in the 13th Legislative Assembly (2006 - 2011).
He was born in Erode and his hometown is Muthur, Tiruppur District. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore.
He had a hat-trick assembly win in 1996, 2001 and 2006 from the Vellakoil Constituency. Vellakoil Constituency was announced as defunct for the 2011 elections. In 2011 & 2016 he had to change his constituency and lost in both the elections. In 2021, he emerged as a winner from the Kangayam Constituency.
He started his political career at a very young age. He first became an MLA in 1996 by defeating the former minister Durai Ramasamy. Saminathan was only 32 years old at that time.
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