M. Mathiventhan

M. Mathiventhan is an Indian politician and doctor from Rasipuram, Tamilnadu. He is a member of DMK party, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Rasipuram constituency in 2021.^[1][2] He is the current Minister for Forests of the state.^[3]

M. Mathiventhan
Minister for Forests Government of Tamil Nadu
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 December 2022
Chief Minister	M. K. Stalin
Preceded by	K. Ramachandran
Minister for Tourism Government of Tamil Nadu
In office 7 May 2021 – 14 December 2022
Chief Minister	M. K. Stalin
Preceded by	Vellamandi N. Natarajan
Succeeded by	K. Ramachandran
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2021
Preceded by	R. Saroja
Constituency	Rasipuram
Personal details
Born	(1984-12-25) 25 December 1984 (age 40) Tamilnadu, India
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse	Sivaranjini
Children	1
Residence	Rasipuram
Occupation	Doctor
Website	Ministers of Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly

Family

Manthiventhan's father is Mayavan. He is married to Sivaranjini Mathiventhan. The couple have a daughter. They live in Rasipuram.^[4]

Occupation

Mathiventhan has held MBBS and MD degrees in allopathic medicine. He is an Alumnus of Annamalai University. He is working at own dispensary clinic in Rasipuram Town.^{[citation needed]}

Politics

He defeated former Minister V.Saroja in the Rasipuram assembly constituency of Namakkal district in the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections and was elected as a member of the assembly for DMK party. He subsequently became the Minister of Tourism Development on 7 May 2021.^{[5] [6]} He was re-designated as the Minister for Forests following a cabinet reshuffle on 14 December 2022.^[7]