G. K. Vasan, (born 28 December 1964) is a member of the Indian National Congress based in Tamil Nadu, India.
He was educated at the Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School and has later graduated from the New College. He is the son of a veteran Congress leader,G. K. Moopanar, who later formed his own political party, the Tamil Maanila Congress. The TMC elected Vasan as its leader after the death of his father. On 4 August 2004, G K Vasan was renominated as president of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee. After leading the party for some time, he merged the TMC with the Indian National Congress, whose President, Sonia Gandhi, appointed him as a secretary of the party.
Vasan is the Minister of Shipping.
Vasan has held the following positions:
- May 2009 onwards : Union Minister of Shipping, Government of India
- March 2009 - May 2009: Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment (Independent Charge) (Additional Charge)
- April 2008 : Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha (2nd Term)
- January 2006 - May 2009 : Union Minister of State for Statistics & Programme Implementation (Independent Charge)
- October 2004 - January 2006 : Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Urban Development
- August 2004 - January 2006 : Member, Committee on Coal and Steel
- November 2003 - February 2006 : President, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee
- June 2003 - July 2004 : Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
- August 2002 - November 2003 : Secretary, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)
- January 2003 - February 2004 : Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development
- June 2002 - July 2004 : Member, Departmentally-Related Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development
- May 2002 - January 2004 : Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Agriculture
- April 2002 : Elected to Rajya Sabha
- August 2001 - August 2002 : President, Tamil Maanila Congress