Bio - Data
| Name | Dr.G. VISWANATHAN |
| Address | # 54, Thennamaram Street
Vellore – 632 001, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Date of Birth | 08-Dec-1938 |
| Education | B.A. [Economics] 1959,Loyola College, University of Madras
M.A. [Economics] 1961,Loyola College, University of Madras B.L. 1963 Madras Law College, University of Madras Advanced Management Program 2003,Harvard Business School, USA |
| Present Position | Chancellor VIT University Vellore – 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India Chairman and Managing Trustee North Arcot Educational and Charitable Trust, Vellore President, Friends of United States, Chennai Executive President, The Centenarian Trust, Chennai Vice President, Thiru.Vi.Ka - Dr.Mu.Va. Educational Trust, Chennai Founder-President, Vellore Tamil Sangam from 1980 onwards |
| Career | Member of Parliament, 1967-77 Member, Committee on Sub-ordinate Legislation and various Parlimentary Committee, 1967-77 Member, Committee on Defence Member, Committee on External Affairs Member, Committee on Constitutional Amendments Member, Committee on Tourism and Civil Aviation Member of Legislative Assembly, Tamil Nadu – 1980-84, 1991-96 Founded Vellore Engineering College, 1984 Minister for Food, Co-operation and Dairy Development, Govt. of Tamil Nadu – 1991-93 Chairman, Committee on Revamping Public Distribution System, Govt. of India – 1993 |
| Delegation | Member, Indian Delegation to Common Wealth Parliamentary Conference,
Kuala Lumpur – 1971 Member, Parliamentary Goodwill Mission to Poland – 1976 |
| Countries Visited | Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dubai, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Poland, Russia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovenia South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vatican City. |
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