Thakur, Dr. Chandreshwar Prasad Constituency   : Patna (Bihar) Party Name     : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Email Address : cpthakur[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Shri Radhamohan Thakur Mother’s Name Smt. Sharda Thakur Date of Birth 03 Sep 1931 Place of Birth Dubaha, Distt. Muzaffarpur (Bihar) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 12 Jun 1957 Spouse’s Name Dr. (Smt.) Uma Thakur No. of Sons 2 No.of Daughters 2 Educational Qualifications M.B.B.S., M.D., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.P. Educated at Patna Medical College, Patna University, Bihar Royal College of Physicians, London and Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh and Royal College of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London Profession Medical Practitioner Scientist, Educationist Permanent Address Fraser Road, G.P.O. Distt. Patna Bihar – 800 001 226545,210577, FAX: 239423 Present Address 2, Tuglak Road, New Delhi – 1100011 (011) 23018283, 23018514 Positions Held

1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests; and its Sub-Committee on Ganga Action Plan

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

22 Nov. 1999– 26 May 2000 Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources

27 May 2000- 30 June 2002 Union Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare

29 Jan. 2003- onwards Union Cabinet Minister, Small Scale Industries; Development of North-Eastern Region

Books Published i) Dynamics of Development (Editor and Contributor); (ii) Glimpses of Indian Technology (Co-author); (iii) World Trade Organization (author); (iv) Technical Report Series 791 upto 1990 (Geneva) Control of Leishmaniasis (joint author); (v) Recent Trends in Leishmania Research (contributor); (vi) Text Book of Medicine—API Text Book of Medicine (Joint author); and (vii) India Under Atal Bihari Vajpayee, B.J.P. Era Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Published more than 100 research papers in medical journals and more than 200 articles in press; Member, (i) Scientific Working Group (Leishmaniasis), W.H.O. (Geneva); (ii) Steering Committee (W.H.O. Geneva); and (iii) Expert Committee (Leishmaniasis), 1988-2000; Awarded, (i) Padmashree; (ii) BC Roy National Award (Indian Medical Council); (iii) BKAIKET ORATION AWARD (Indian Council of Medical Research); and (iv) P.N. Raju Oration Award (ICMR) Social And Cultural Activities Motivating Harijans for going to school through Yagao Pawit Sanskar; organising medical camps in remote areas; and motivating people to participate in such activities Special Interests Scientific Research in Kala-azar (Visceral Leishmaniasis); educating the poor children; and educational development of Bihar Favourite Pastime and Recreation Listening to music, watching cricket and gardening Sports and Clubs Patron of different sports clubs; and of sports in backward areas Countries Visited France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Russia, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A. Other Information Stood first and received gold medal in M.B.B.S. Honours; Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and currently Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Patna Medical College; Chairman, Balaji Utthan Sansthan, Patna, 1994 onwards; Member, (i) Cardiological Society of India; (ii) Indian Medical Association; (iii) Indian Science Congress Association; (iv) Association of Physicians of India; (v) New York Academy of Science; (vi) British Medical Association; organised and chaired many scientific meetings and symposia; Revolutionised the concept of treatment of Kala-azar and recognised as an international authority in this field; and still supervising research on Kala-azar in Bihar; Member, Board of Governors, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 1998

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