P. Wilson
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha & Senior advocate of India
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Puspanathan Wilson (born 6 June 1966) is a Senior Advocate in India, who served as the Additional Solicitor General of India between August 2012 and May 2014,[1] and the Additional Advocate General of the State of Tamil Nadu between August 2008 and May 2011.
P. Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 25 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kanimozhi, DMK |
| Constituency | List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu |
| Additional Solicitor General of India | |
| In office 29 August 2012 - May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1966 |
| Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai, Madras Law College |
He is a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, representing Tamil Nadu for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).[2] He was the DMK lawyer in the case for securing burial space on Marina Beach for M Karunanidhi.[3][4]
Background and education
Wilson was born in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu and completed his schooling at Asan Memorial Higher Secondary School. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Science from Loyola College, Chennai and completed his Bachelor of Laws from Madras Law College. He was enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu in 1989.
Early career
Wilson joined the law firm of Shri K.V. Venkatapathi, a former Advocate General of Tamil Nadu, after his enrollment. He set up his individual practice in the civil side before the Madras High Court. He was appointed as the Standing Counsel for the Corporation of Chennai in 1996 and the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation in 1998. He was also made Standing Counsel for the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation in 1998. In 2002 he was appointed as Additional Central Government Standing Counsel, serving in this post for about three years.
Wilson was appointed as the Senior Central Government Standing Counsel in the Madras High Court in 2005. He was subsequently appointed as the Special Government Pleader (Writs) by the Government of Tamil Nadu in June 2006.[5] Two months later, in August 2006, he was appointed as the Assistant Solicitor General at Madras High Court.[6]
In August 2008, the Government of Tamil Nadu appointed Wilson to the post of the Additional Advocate General of Tamil Nadu,[7] from which he resigned in May 2011 along with the other law officers in the State.[8]
Wilson was designated as a Senior Advocate by the Madras High Court in November 2009 at the age of 43. He has appeared in important Constitutional matters and other matters in the civil and commercial sides before the Madras High Court.
Additional Solicitor General of India
Wilson was appointed as the Additional Solicitor General (South India) in August 2012 by the Government of India, for the High Courts of Madras, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and their benches, the youngest person to ever occupy the position.[9] Wilson resigned as ASGI (South India) in May 2014 after the change in the Union Government.
Election to Rajya Sabha
Wilson was nominated to stand in the 2019 elections in Tamil Nadu for the Rajya Sabha (Upper House), for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Party, selected by party president M.K. Stalin.[10] He was elected unopposed on 11 September 2019,[11] and took his oath in the Rajya Sabha on 25 July 2019
Positions held
| Year/Period | Position / Role | Organization / Committee / Department |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 2025 onwards | Member | Committee on Rural Development & Panchayati Raj |
| July 2025 | Re-elected to Rajya Sabha | (Second term) |
| Feb. 2025 | Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairpersons | Rajya Sabha (renominated in March 2025 and July 2025) |
| Dec. 2024 - July 2025 | Member | Joint Committee on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty–Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 |
| Oct. 2024 onwards | Member | Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power |
| Jan. 2023 - Oct. 2024 | Member | Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme |
| March 2022 - June 2024 | Member | Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| Oct. 2019 - March 2022 | Member | Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence |
| Oct. 2019 - Nov. 2022 Nov. 2024 - July 2025 | Member | Committee of Privileges |
| Sept. 2019 - June 2024 Sept. 2024 - July 2025 | Member | Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice |
| July 2019 | Elected to Rajya Sabha | (First term) |
| 2012 | Additional Solicitor General (South India) | High Courts of Madras and its Bench at
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| 2009 | Designated Senior Advocate | Madras High Court |
| 2008 | Additional Advocate General | Government of Tamil Nadu, Madras High Court |
| 2008 | Assistant Solicitor General of India | Madras High Court |
| 2006 | Special Government Pleader (Writs) | Government of Tamil Nadu |
| 2006 | Special Prosecutor | Central Bureau of Investigation |
| 2005 | Senior Central Government Standing Counsel | Madras High Court |
| 2002 | Additional Central Government Standing Counsel | |
| 1998 | Standing Counsel | Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Madras High Court; Standing Counsel, Civil Supplies Corporation |
| 1996 | Standing Counsel | Corporation of Chennai, Madras High Court |