Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad
| State from which I am elected: | Bihar |
| My Political Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| My Delhi Address: | 21, Mother Teresa Crescent, New Delhi |
| My Telephone No.: | 23793228, 23793691(Fax), 23792125 Mobile: 9868181730 |
| My Permanent Address: | 42, East Boring Road, P.S.- Budha Colony,Patna- 800001 |
| Member’s Name : Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| Father’s Name : Late Shri Thakur Prasad |
| Mother’s Name : Shrimati Bimla Prasad |
| Date of Birth : 30 August 1954 |
| Place of Birth : Patna (Bihar) |
| Marital Status : Married on 3 February 1982 |
| Spouse’s Name : Dr. (Shrimati) Maya Shankar |
| Children : One son and one daughter |
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Educational Qualification :
B.A.Hons., M.A. (Political Science), LL.B. Educated at Patna University
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Profession :
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
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Permanent Address:
42, East Boring Road, P.S.- Budha Colony,Patna-800001 Tel. – {0612} 2531635
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Present Address :
21, Mother Teresa Crescent, New Delhi Tel. – 23793228, 23793691(Fax), 23792125 Mobile: 9868181730
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Positions Held:
1991-1995 National Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (B.J.Y.M), the Youth Wing of B.J.P. for two terms 1995 onwards Member, National Executive, B.J.P. April 2000 Elected to Rajya Sabha May 2000 – 2001 Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance 1 Sept. 2001 – 29 Jan. 2003 Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal and Mines 1 July 2002 – 29 Jan. 2003 Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice (Additional charge) 29 Jan. 2003 – May 2004 Minister of State (Independent charge) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting May 2000 – Aug. 2001 and July 2004 – Aug. 2006 Member, Committee on Rules Aug. 2004 – 2006 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development Sept. 2004 – April 2006 Member, Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (Rajya Sabha) Oct. 2004 – 2006 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance Nov. 2004 – May 2009 Member, Sub-Committee on University and Higher Education of the Committee on Human Resource Development March 2006 onwards National Spokesperson, B.J.P. April 2006 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term) Aug. 2006 – May 2009 and Aug. 2009 – Aug. 2011 Member, Committee on Information Technology Sept. 2006 – Sept. 2014 Member, Committee of Privileges Sept. 2006 – May 2009 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs Aug. 2009 – 2012 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance Oct. 2009 – April 2012 Member, Executive Council of the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies Dec. 2009 – Nov. 2011 Member, Library Committee Aug. 2010 – April 2012 Member, Court of the University of Delhi March 2011 – Oct. 2013 Member, JPC to examine matters relating to allocation and pricing of telecom licences and spectrum April 2012 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term) May 2012 – May 2014 Member, Committee on Finance Aug. 2012 – Feb. 2014 Member, Business Advisory Committee Aug. 2012 – May 2014 Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit Dec. 2012 – May 2014 Member, Committee on Ethics 27 May – 9 Nov. 2014 Minister of Law and Justice 27 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 Minister of Communications and Information Technology 5 July 2016 onwards Minister of Law and Justice; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
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| Freedom Fighter : No |
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Books Published:
Has written many articles on contemporary legal and constitutional issues, which have been published in leading newspapers like The Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Statesman, The Pioneer, Hindustan and Dainik Jagran, etc.
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Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and
Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests : Has been a civil liberty and human rights activist; a keen debator both in Hindi and English in college and university days and achieved regular distinction in debating competitions at the state and the national level
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Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :
Played table tennis in university level tournaments; Member, (i) Bankipur Club, (ii) Patna Golf Club and (iii) Delhi Golf Club; keen interest in classical Indian music, travelling and reading historical, biographical and legal literature
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Countries Visited :
U.S.A. and Europe in the Group Study Exchange Programme of the Rotary International; South Africa, Morocco and France for co-operation in the mining and coal sectors; represented India in the Commonwealth Law Ministers’ Conference in St. Vincent, West Indies in 2002; Durban (South Africa), as leader of the Indian Delegation in the Non-aligned Meet in April, 2002 and Ramallah (Israel) to meet the Palestinian leader, late Shri Yasser Arafat, as Indian representative of the NAM Ministerial delegation to express solidarity with him; Cannes (France), Venice (Italy) to deliver Key Note Address in the Film Festivals ; Bangkok (Thailand) to deliver Key Note Address on Broadcasting Media; Yugoslavia, as an Observer to oversee the elections there; Canada, to attend Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in 2004; Pakistan, to attend South Asia Free Media Association Parliamentary Conference in 2005; New York, (U.S.A), as member of Indian delegation to attend the 61st U.N. General Assembly in October 2006; Brunei, to attend Asia-Pacific ICT Ministerial Meeting on “ Building Smart Digital Economy through ICT” in September, 2014; Germany, as head of Indian delegation to invite investments in the field of electronics and IT in September, 2014 and South Korea, to attend the Plenipotentiary Conference 2014 of International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in October, 2014; Estonia and Latvia as head of the official delegation of offices from Ministry of Electronics and IT in 2016; Germany to attend the G20 Meeting of IT Ministers in 2017
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Other Information :
National Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (B.J.Y.M), the Youth Wing of B.J.P. for two terms, 1991-1995; Member, National Executive, B.J.P., 1995 onwards; Led the student movement in Bihar under the leadership of Shri Jai Prakash Narayan and was imprisoned during the Emergency; was associated with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (A.B.V.P.) for many years and held various posts in the organization; as a lawyer, championed the causes of ‘eradication of corruption’ and ‘civil liberty’; specialized in writ, constitutional, civil service and criminal matters; has been a practising lawyer in the Patna High Court since February 1980; designated Senior Advocate by the full bench of the Patna High Court; appeared in the Supreme Court of India for a variety of cases; was Senior Counsel, Bihar Banking Service Recruitment Board; as a Minister, championed the cause of economic reforms; has appeared frequently on television in international and national channels to participate in discussions on issues of topical interest; was General Secretary of the Peoples Union for Civil Liberty (P.U.C.L.), Bihar; was Secretary, Patna High Court Advocates Association; National Convenor, B.J.P. Legal Cell, 2001-2002; was Member, Central Disciplinary Committee, B.J.P.; was Director, State Bank of India, Bihar Local Board; Member, National Executive Committee, B.J.P.; National Spokesperson, B.J.P. since March 2006
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