Palanivel Thiagarajan
| Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly MLA | |
|---|---|
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Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | R. Sundarrajan |
| Constituency | Madurai Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1966 |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Thiagarajan |
| Relations | P. T. Rajan |
| Children | Palani Thevan Rajan, Vel Thiaga Rajan |
| Parents |
P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan Rukmani |
| Website | Official Site |
P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan is an Indian politician. He is the son of the late P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan, also a politician. His grandfather, P. T. Rajan, was also a prominent politician. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in 2016 from Madurai Central.[1][2]
Early life
Thiagarajan graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from the National Institute Of Technology, Tiruchirapalli. He obtained a master's degree in Operations Research and a Ph.D. in Human Factors Engineering / Engineering Psychology at State University Of New York, Buffalo. He then completed his Master Of Business Administration in Financial Management at MIT Sloan School Of Management.
Career
He began his career in 1990 as an independent consultant in Operations and Systems Improvement.
He joined Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in 2001 as Trader and Co-Portfolio Manager - Firm Relationship Loan Portfolio.[3][4] He quit Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. as Head Of Offshore Capital Markets in the year 2008.[5][6]
He then worked for Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore in the Global Capital Markets division. He quit Standard Chartered Bank as Managing Director, Financial Markets Sales in the year 2014.[7]
Personal life
He married Margaret Thiagarajan and has two sons, Palani Thevan Rajan and Vel Thiaga Rajan.[8]
References
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu - Madurai Central 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ "Elections Madurai Central Palanivel Thiagarajan". NDTV. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ "This Former Lehman Banker Is Betting On Legacy In TN Polls". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ↑ "From Wall Street to TN assembly polls: Will Thiagarajan be able to make his mark in politics?". CatchNews.com. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ↑ "Wall Street banker P Thiaga Rajan contests elections from temple town Madurai - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ↑ Manthan India (2015-05-12), The Collapse of Lehman Brothers - An Insider's Perspective with P T Rajan, retrieved 2016-05-07
- ↑ Murali D (2014-11-13), Dr P T Rajan, Former Managing Director, Financial Markets, Standard Chartered Bank, retrieved 2016-05-07
- ↑ "This American is part of the campaign for Madurai Central - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-05-07.