G. Viswanathan

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G. Viswanathan
Chancellor, Vellore Institute of Technology
Incumbent
Assumed office 1984
Preceded by	Position established
Department of Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection, Government of Tamil Nadu
In office November 1991 – May 1993
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa
Governor	Bhishma Narain Singh
Cabinet	First Jayalalithaa ministry
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1967–1977
Preceded by	A. Jayarama Mudaliar
Succeeded by	Venugopal Gounder
Constituency	Vandavasi Lok Sabha constituency
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 1991–1996
Preceded by	T. R . Ganapathy
Succeeded by	P. N. Subramani
Constituency	Arcot Assembly constituency
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 1980–1984
Preceded by	R. Margabandhu
Succeeded by	V. R. Krishnasamy
Constituency	Anaicut Assembly constituency
Personal details
Born	(1938-12-08) 8 December 1938 (age 86) Kottakuppam, Vellore district, Madras State, British India
Spouse	Rajeswari (deceased)
Children	4
Residence	Vellore
Alma mater	Voorhees College, Vellore Loyola College, Chennai Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai (Madras University)
Occupation	Founder and chancellor, VIT University
Website	https://bschool.vit.ac.in/dr-g-viswanathan/

Govindasamy Viswanathan (born 8 December 1938) is an Indian politician and the founder and chancellor of Vellore Institute of Technology in India.^[1][2]