Ramaswamy Venkataraman

President of India

4 December 1910 Rajamadam, Tanjore, Madras Presidency, British India

27 January 2009(2009-01-27) (98) New Delhi, India

25 July 1987 – 25 July 1992

Eighth President of India "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 VenkataramanPresident Venkataraman8th President of IndiaIn office 25 July 1987 – 25 July 1992Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi V. P. Singh Chandra Shekhar P. V. Narasimha RaoVice President Shankar Dayal SharmaPreceded by Zail SinghSucceeded by Shankar Dayal Sharma7th Vice President of IndiaIn office 31 August 1984 – 24 July 1987PresidentZail SinghPrime Minister Indira Gandhi Rajiv GandhiPreceded by Mohammad HidayatullahSucceeded by Shankar Dayal SharmaMinister of Home AffairsIn office 22 June 1982 – 2 September 1982Prime Minister Indira GandhiPreceded by Zail SinghSucceeded by Prakash Chandra SethiMinister of DefenceIn office 15 January 1982 – 2 August 1984Prime Minister Indira GandhiPreceded by Indira GandhiSucceeded by Shankarrao ChavanMinister of FinanceIn office 14 January 1980 – 15 January 1982Prime Minister Indira GandhiPreceded by Hemvati Nandan BahugunaSucceeded by Pranab Mukherjee Personal detailsBornRamaswamy Venkataraman (1910-12-04 ) 4 December 1910 Rajamadam, Tanjore, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Tamil Nadu, India)Died27 January 2009(2009-01-27) (aged 98) New Delhi, IndiaPolitical partyIndian National CongressSpouse(s)Janaki VenkataramanChildren3Alma materLoyola College, University of MadrasProfessionLawyerPoliticianSignature Ramaswamy Venkataraman ( pronunciation  (help ·info ) , 4 December 1910 – 27 January 2009) was an Indian lawyer, Indian independence activist and politician who served as a Union Minister and as the eighth President of India. 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 8th President of India and served from 1987 to 1992. He also served as a State minister under K. Kamaraj and M. Bhaktavatsalam.