D. Jayakumar

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = D. Jayakumar

|caption = D Jayakumar (middle) at a function with Nirmala Sitharaman

|image =The_Union_Minister_for_Defence,_Smt._Nirmala_Sitharaman_lighting_the_lamp_at_the_launch_of_the_India_Post_Payments_Bank_(IPPB),_organised_by_the_Department_of_Posts,_Ministry_of_Communications,_in_Chennai.JPG

|office = 12th Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

|term_start = 27 May 2011

|term_end = 29 September 2012

|deputy = P. Dhanapal

|predecessor = R. Avudaiappan

|successor = P. Dhanapal

|office1 = Minister for Fisheries and Administration reforms

|term_start1 = 23 May 2016

|term_end1 = 6 May 2021

|1blankname1 = Chief Minister

|1namedata1 = {{ubl|Edappadi K. Palaniswami|O. Panneerselvam|J.Jayalalithaa}}

|predecessor1 = K. A. Jayapal

|successor1 = Anitha R. Radhakrishnan

|office2 = Minister of Finance

|term_start2 = 16 February 2017

|term_end2 = 21 August 2017

|1blankname2 = Chief Minister

|1namedata2 = Edappadi K. Palaniswami

|predecessor2 = O. Panneerselvam

|successor2 = O. Panneerselvam

|office3 = Minister of Law, Information Technology & Electricity

|term_start3 = 14 May 2001

|term_end3 = 12 May 2006

|1blankname3 = Chief Minister

|1namedata3 = J.Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam

|office4 = Minister of Fisheries, Forest and Backward Class

|term_start4 = 1991

|term_end4 = 1996

|1blankname4 = Chief Minister

|1namedata4 = J.Jayalalithaa

|office5 = Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

|term_start5 = 2001

|term_end5 = 2021

|constituency5 = Royapuram

|predecessor5 = R. Mathivanan

|successor5 = Idream R. Murthy

|term_start6 = 1991

|term_end6 = 1996

|constituency6 = Royapuram

|predecessor6 = R. Mathivanan

|successor6 = R. Mathivanan

|office7 = Organizing Secretary of AIADMK

|term_start7 = 2020

|term_end7 = Incumbent

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1960|9|18}}

|birth_place = Royapuram, Madras, (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India

|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

|spouse = J. Jayakumari

|children = 3 including J. Jayavardhan

}}

D. Jayakumar{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/jayakumar-appointed-tamil-nadu-finance-minister/article17354941.ece?homepage=true|title=Jayakumar appointed Tamil Nadu Finance Minister|last=Desk|first=Internet|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=2017-02-23|language=en}} is an Indian politician and was a Member of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly until his resignation on 29 September 2012. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Royapuram constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011 elections and 2016 elections for five terms.{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/tamil-nadu/in-a-battle-for-prestige-aiadmks-jayakumar-seeks-to-retain-royapuram-seat-dmk-rival-assures-more-amenities/articleshow/81733218.cms | title=In a battle for prestige, AIADMK's Jayakumar seeks to retain Royapuram seat; DMK rival assures more amenities | publisher=The Economic Times | date=28 March 2021 | accessdate=28 March 2021}}[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India][http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India][http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]{{cite news|title=The verdict 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|location=Chennai|page=6|date=19 May 2016}}{{cite news|title=Green cover|newspaper=The Times of India|location=Chennai|date=19 May 2016|page=2 or 6}} During the Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly 2021, he again contested in Royapuram Constituency and lost the election. He served in various cabinet positions starting from 1991 - Forests, Fisheries, Information Technology, Electricity and Finance. He is one among the senior leaders of AIADMK. In October 2020, he was appointed to 11 member Steering Committee of AIADMK and also serves as its Organizing Secretary. In the TN 2021 Election for Royapuram constituency, he was defeated by dmk candidate . He had represented Royapuram five times - 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016.