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{{ Infobox Indian politician
|name = E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan
|native_name = {{lang|ta|ஈ. எம். சுதர்சன நாச்சியப்பன்}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|09|29|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Eriyur, [[Sivagangai District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|image = E.M.S. Natchiappan - 2014 (cropped).jpg
|spouse = E. M. S. Devaki
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency1 = Tamil Nadu
| term_start1 = 30 June 2010
| term_end1 = 29 June 2016
| successor1 = [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| term_start2 = June 2004
|term_end2 = June 2010
| constituency_MP4 = [[Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sivagangai]]
| term_start4 = 10 October 1999
| term_end4 = 06 Feb 2004
|predecessor4 = [[P. Chidambaram]]
|successor4 = P. Chidambaram
| office3 = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of State for Commerce and Industry]]
| term_start3 = 17 June 2013
| term_end3 = 26 May 2014
| primeminister3 = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| residence = 14, Teen Murti Lane, [[New Delhi, India]]<br>[[Sivagangai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation = [[Lawyer]], [[Politician]]
|alma_mater = [[Thiagarajar College]] <br>[[Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai|Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College]] <br>[[Madurai Kamaraj University]] <br>[[Washington University, St. Louis]]
|party = [[Indian National Congress]]
}}
'''E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan''' is a politician from [[Indian National Congress]] party and a [[Member of Parliament]] representing [[Tamil Nadu]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]].

He was also elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sivaganga constituency]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate in [[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1999|1999 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf Volume I, 1999 Indian general election, 13th Lok Sabha] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410000338/http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf |date=10 April 2009 }}</ref> He is Advocate in [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=1951 |title=Detailed Profile – Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan – Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |access-date=10 September 2012}}</ref>

Sudarsana Natchiappan has addressed the [[United Nations General Assembly]] on two occasions, both in October 2008. He was a part of the Indian delegation, and gave statements on UN peacekeeping operations and globalisation and independence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.un.int/india/2008/ind1489.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-12-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511131831/http://www.un.int/india/2008/ind1489.pdf |archive-date=11 May 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.un.int/india/2008/ind1488.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-12-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511132221/http://www.un.int/india/2008/ind1488.pdf |archive-date=11 May 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Sudarsana Natchiappan is co-founder and President of the Parliamentarian Forum on Human Rights.<ref>[http://pfhrgd.org/ Parliamentarian Forum on Human Rights] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713182016/http://pfhrgd.org/ |date=13 July 2011 }}</ref> The forum is a platform for members of parliament (MPs), cutting across party lines, and catering for the need to discuss and act on human rights violations in the world in general and in India specifically. He became the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry from 17 June 2013 till 26 May 2014 in [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry]].

== In Parliament ==

Dr. Natchiappan has held the following during his tenure as a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Tamil Nadu]]:
* Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests (1999–2000)
* Member, Committee on Government Assurances (2000–2004)
* Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (2000–2004)
* Member, Committee on Finance (2002–2004)
* Chairman, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice (Aug. 2004 – May 2009)
* Member, General Purposes Committee (Aug. 2005 – May 2009)
* Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Oct. 2004 – 2008)
* Member, Committee on Rules (Nov. 2004 – Sept. 2010)
* Chairman, Parliamentary Forum on Human Rights, New Delhi (2004–Present)
* Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance (2008 – May 2009) and (Aug. 2009 – June 2013)
* Member, Committee on Human Resource Development (Aug. 2009 – Aug. 2011)
* Member, Committee on Commerce (Aug. 2010 – Aug. 2012)
* Member, Committee on Labour (Aug. 2010 – Aug. 2011)
* Member, Select Committee to the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010 (Aug. 2010 – Dec. 2010)
* Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table (Sept. 2010 – May 2013)
* President, Parliamentarian Forum on Human Rights for Global Development, New Delhi (Sept. 2010–Present)
* Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha (Aug. 2011–Present)
* Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine matters relating to allocation and pricing of telecom licences and spectrum (Nov. 2011 – July 2013)
* Member, Business Advisory Committee (April 2012 – Aug. 2013)
* Member, Committee on Defence (Aug. 2012 – June 2013)
* Member, Committee on Ethics (Dec. 2012 – June 2013)
* Member, Committee on Public Accounts (May 2013 – June 2013)
* Chairman, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice (Sept. 2014–Present)
* Member, Business Advisory Committee (Sept. 2014–Present)
* Member, Select Committee on the Payment and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (Dec. 2014 – Feb. 2015)
* Member, General Purposes Committee (Jan. 2015–Present)

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927221928/http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=1951 Profile on Rajya Sabha website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110713182016/http://pfhrgd.org/ Parliamentarian Forum on Human Rights – For Global Development website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090511131831/http://www.un.int/india/2008/ind1489.pdf Statement on UN peacekeeping in UN General Assembly]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090511132221/http://www.un.int/india/2008/ind1488.pdf Statement on globalization and independence in UN General Assembly]

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