Anbumani Ramadoss

Anbumani Ramadoss (born 9 October 1968) is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India and was the Minister of Health and Family Welfare in the First Manmohan Singh ministry from (2004–2009) as a part of the UPA government. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. He is the president of Pattali Makkal Katchi, a political party in Tamil Nadu.

Infobox

Preceded by

G. K. Mani

Constituency

Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu

Succeeded by

G. K. M. Tamil Kumaran

Prime Minister

Manmohan Singh

Majority

77,146

General Secretary

Vadivel Ravanan

Honorary President

G. K. Mani

President

G. K. Mani

Born

(1968-10-09) 9 October 1968 Puducherry, India

Party

Pattali Makkal Katchi

Spouse

Sowmiya (m. 1991)

Children

3 (daughters)

Parent

S. Ramadoss (father)

Education

Madras Medical College (MBBS)

Occupation

Politician

Website

www

Tables

· Political career

22 May 2004

From

22 May 2004

29 March 2009

Position / Role

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

30 June 2004

From

30 June 2004

29 June 2010

Position / Role

Elected to Rajya Sabha (First Term)

2014

From

2014

2019

Position / Role

Member, Sixteenth Lok Sabha Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs

25 July 2019

From

25 July 2019

24 July 2025

Position / Role

Elected to Rajya Sahba (second term) Member, Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution (Sept. 2019 - Nov. 2023) Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Sept. 2019 - June 2024) Member, Committee on Water Resources (Nov. 2023 - June 2024) Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (Sept

3 April 2026

From

3 April 2026

2 April 2032

Position / Role

Elected to Rajya Sabha (third term) Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways

From	To	Position / Role
22 May 2004	29 March 2009	Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
30 June 2004	29 June 2010	Elected to Rajya Sabha (First Term)
2014	2019	Member, Sixteenth Lok Sabha Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
25 July 2019	24 July 2025	Elected to Rajya Sahba (second term) Member, Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution (Sept. 2019 - Nov. 2023) Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Sept. 2019 - June 2024) Member, Committee on Water Resources (Nov. 2023 - June 2024) Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (Sept
3 April 2026	2 April 2032	Elected to Rajya Sabha (third term) Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways

· Elections › Lok Sabha elections

2014

Elections

2014

Constituency

Dharmapuri

Party

PMK

Result

Won

Votes Polled

4,68,194

% Votes

42 %

2019

Elections

2019

Constituency

Dharmapuri

Party

PMK

Result

Lost

Votes Polled

5,04,235

% Votes

41 %

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Votes Polled	% Votes
2014	Dharmapuri	PMK	Won	4,68,194	42 %
2019	Dharmapuri	PMK	Lost	5,04,235	41 %

· Elections › Tamil Nadu Legislative elections

2016

Elections

2016

Constituency

Pennagaram

Party

PMK

Result

Lost

Votes Polled

58,402

% Votes

29 %

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Votes Polled	% Votes
2016	Pennagaram	PMK	Lost	58,402	29 %

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Preceded byR. Thamaraiselvan

Lok Sabha

Preceded byR. Thamaraiselvan

Lok Sabha

Member of Parliament for Dharmapuri 2014–2019

Lok Sabha

Succeeded byDr. S. Senthil Kumar

Political offices

Lok Sabha

Political offices

Preceded bySushma Swaraj

Lok Sabha

Preceded bySushma Swaraj

Lok Sabha

Minister of Health and Family Welfare May 2004 – April 2009

Lok Sabha

Succeeded byGhulam Nabi Azad

Lok Sabha
Preceded byR. Thamaraiselvan	Member of Parliament for Dharmapuri 2014–2019	Succeeded byDr. S. Senthil Kumar
Political offices
Preceded bySushma Swaraj	Minister of Health and Family Welfare May 2004 – April 2009	Succeeded byGhulam Nabi Azad