Kongu Gounder Political Leaders, Member's of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly (India and Abroad)

Kongu Vellala Gounder Chief Ministers, Governors, State and Union Ministers, and members of Parliment.

Chief Ministers

1. P. Subburayan was Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (1926 - 1930)
   
   
2. Edappadi Palanisami Served as 7th Chief Minister of Tamilnadu (2017 - 2021).

Governors

1. Dr.P. Subburayan, Governor of Maharastra (17.04.1962 – 06.10.1962)
    
2. C.Subramaniam, Governor of Maharastra  (1990 – 1993)
   
   
3. Justice P. Sathasivam, Governor of Kerala (2014 - 2019)

Central Ministers

1. P.Subburayan, Minister of Transport and Communications (1959) - Third Nehru Ministry
   
   
2. C.Subramaniam, Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries (1962) - Fourth Nehru Ministry, Minister of Agriculture (and Food from 1967) - First Indira Gandhi Ministry, Minister of Finance (1975), Second Indira Ministry, Minister of Defence (1979) Charan Singh Ministry
   
   
3. Mohan Kumaramangalam, Minister of Steel and Mines (1971), Second Indira Ministry
   
   
4. K.S.Ramaswamy Gounder, Union deputy minister for Home, Education and Social Welfare - Gandhi's ministry
   
   
5. Subbulakshmi Jagathesan - Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (2004)
    
6. Rangarajan Kumaramangalam - Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs
   
   
7. M. Kannappan, Union minister for Non-conventional energy sources (MoS, Independent Charge 1999 - 2003)
   
   
8. M. Thambidurai, Former Minister of Law and Justice
   
   
9. S. Gandhiselvan, Minister of state for Health and Family Welfare (2009 - 2013)
   
   
10. C. P. Radhakrishnan, Chairman of the All India Coir Board (MSME) - 2016 - 2019)

State Ministers - Tamilnadu

1. P. Subbarayan - Home and Legal (Law and Order) (1946)
   
   
2. C.Subramaniam - Finance, Food and Elections (1952, 1957)
   
   
3. N. Nallasenapathi Sarkarai Mandradiar  - Cooperation and Forests (1952)
   
   
4. V. C. Palanisami Gounder - Minister of Prohibition (1962)
   
   
5. M. Muthuswamy - Local Administration and Rural Development in State Cabinet (1967)
    
6. M. Kannappan - Hindu religious endowment boards and dairy development (1971)
   
   
7. Subbulakshmi Jagathesan - Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
    
8. C. Ponnaiyan - Minister for Co-operation and Law-Minister, Minister for Education and Law (1984),Minister for Finance 2001
   
   
9. P. Kolandaivelu Minister for Local Administration-Minister
   
   
10. Subbulakshmi Jagathesan, Minister for Handloom Textiles (1978), Minister for Social Welfare (1989)
    
    
11. S. Muthusamy - Minister for Transport, Minister for Health (1991), Minister for Housing and Urban Development (2021)
    
    
12. Durai Ramasamy - Minister for Rural Industries (1991)
    
    
13. K. A. Sengottaiyan - Minister for Transport and Forests, Minister for School Education,Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development (2016)
    
    
14. N.K.K. Periasamy, Minister for Handlooms
    
    
15. V.Mullaivendhan, Minister
    
    
16. Pongalur N. Palanisamy - Minister for Sports and Youth Service Corps
    
    
17. N.K.K.P. Raja, Minister for Textiles and Handlooms (2006)
    
    
18. Vellakoil Saminathan - Minister of Highways and Minor Ports (2006), Minister for Information & Publicity (2021)
    
    
19. Edappadi K. Palaniswami - Minister for Highways and Minor Ports (2011)
    
    
20. P. Thangamani - Minister for Industries (2011)
    
    
21. V. Senthil Balaji - Minister for Transport (2011)
    
    
22. S. P. Velumani - Minister for Municipal Administration, Minister for Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme
    
    
23. M. R. Vijayabhaskar - Minister for Transport
    
    
24. P. Thangamani - Minister of Industries, Steel, Mines & Minerals and Special Initiatives 2011) Minister for Electricity, Minister for Prohibition and Excise (2016)
    
    
25. R. Sakkarapani - Minister for Food and Civil Supplies

List of former Parliment members

1. Dr.P.Subburayan, Tiruchengode Constituency (1957 - 62; 1962 - 67)
   
   
2. C.Subramanian
   
   
3. Mohan Kumaramangalam
   
   
4. K.S.Ramaswamy Gounder
   
   
5. J.P.Somasundaram
   
   
6. Subbulakshmi Jagathesan, Tiruchengode Constituency (1999 - 04)
   
   
7. Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Salem Constituency (1984 - 89;1989 - 91;1991 - 96)
   
   
8. M.Kannappan, Tiruchengode Constituency (1999 - 2004)
   
   
9. M.Thambidurai
   
   
10. S.Gandhiselvan
    
    
11. C.P.Radhakrishnan, 
    
    
12. Edappadi Palanisami, Tiruchengode Constituency (2004 - 09)
    

Malaysian Kongu Political Leaders (Info: SIKBA, Malaysia Team)

1. Prof Dr Ramasamy Deputy CM of Penang State, Malaysia
   
   
2. YB.Karupaiaya Mutusami MP
   
   
3. Tan Sri Dato’Sri M.Ramasamy
   
   
4. Dato Subramaniam Karuppiah
   
   
5. Dato'Muneandy
   
   
6. Datuk NillaRaja
    
7. Haridass Ramasamy
   
   
8. R.Summugam