"R. Venkataraman" redirects here. For the Indian cricketer, see R. Venkataraman (Indian cricketer).
In this Indian name, the name Ramaswamy is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Venkataraman.
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
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8th President of India
In office 25 July 1987 – 25 July 1992
Prime Minister
Rajiv Gandhi V. P. Singh Chandra Shekhar P. V. Narasimha Rao
Vice President
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Preceded by
Zail Singh
Succeeded by
Shankar Dayal Sharma
7th Vice President of India
In office 31 August 1984 – 24 July 1987
President
Zail Singh
Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by
Mohammad Hidayatullah
Succeeded by
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Minister of Home Affairs
In office 22 June 1982 – 2 September 1982
Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
Preceded by
Zail Singh
Succeeded by
Prakash Chandra Sethi
Minister of Defence
In office 15 January 1982 – 2 August 1984
Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
Preceded by
Indira Gandhi
Succeeded by
Shankarrao Chavan
Minister of Finance
In office 14 January 1980 – 15 January 1982
Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
Preceded by
Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna
Succeeded by
Pranab Mukherjee
Personal details
Born
(1910-12-04)4 December 1910 Rajamadam, Madras, British India (now Tamil Nadu, India)
Died
27 January 2009(2009-01-27) (aged 98) New Delhi, Delhi, India
Political party
Indian National Congress
Spouse
Janaki Venkataraman
(m. 1938)
Children
3
Alma mater
Loyola College, University of Madras
Profession
Lawyer
Politician
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Ramaswamy Venkataraman (pronunciationⓘ, 4 December 1910 – 27 January 2009)[1][2] was an Indian lawyer, Indian independence activist and politician who served as a Union Minister and as the eighth president of India.[3]
Venkataraman was born in Rajamadam village in Tanjore district, Madras Presidency. He studied law and practised in the Madras High Court and the Supreme Court of India. In his young age, he was an activist of the Indian independence movement and participated in the Quit India Movement. He was appointed as the member of the Constituent Assembly and the provisional cabinet. He was elected to the Lok Sabha four times and served as Union Finance Minister and Defence Minister. In 1984, he was elected as the seventh vice president of India and in 1987, he became the eighth President of India and served from 1987 to 1992. He also served as a State minister under K. Kamaraj and M. Bhaktavatsalam.[4]
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^"Shri Ramaswami Venkataraman – R.Venkataraman – Past President of India". Pastpresidentsofindia.indiapress.org. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
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