Jesudasu Seelam is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress party, who was the Member of Parliament representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament from 2004 till 2016. He was Minister of State (Revenue) under the Ministry of Finance from 17 June 2013. Prior to entering politics he served as an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from 1984-99 of Karnataka cadre.[1]
Jesudasu Seelam | |
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| Minister of State for Finance Government of India | |
| In office 17 June 2013 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | S. S. Palanimanickam |
| Succeeded by | Nirmala Sitaraman |
| Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 22 June 2004 – 21 June 2016 | |
| Succeeded by | V. Vijaysai Reddy, YSRCP |
| Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1953 Pusuluru, Guntur district. Andhra Pradesh |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Smt. Sujatha Seelam |
| Children | 2 daughters & 1 son(Mourya) |
| Education | B.Sc., - Andhra Christian College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh (1971-74) M.Sc., (Chemistry) - Andhra University, Visakhapatnam (1975 -77) |
As of May, 2014 | |
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edit- ^ "J.D. Seelam: From IAS officer to union minister (Profile)". Business Standard. 17 June 2013.