[Cong.(I) – Barmer (Rajasthan)]

Place of Birth

Marital Status

Spouse’s Name

Children

Educational Qualifications

Profession

Permanent Address

Present Address

Positions held

1953-57

1954-57

1957-67

1967-80

June 1970 to Oct., 1974

Oct., 1974 to Dec. 1975

Dec, 1975 to March 1977

March 1977 to April, 1980

Jan., 1983 to Aug., 1984

1984

Aug. 1984 to Dec. 1984

Jan., 1985 to Oct., 1986

Oct., 1986 to 1987

1987 to Dec. 1989

1991

Other Positions held

Favourite Pastime
and Recreation

Special Interests

Countries visited

Other Information

Vill. Kuchera in Distt. Nagaur (Rajasthan)

Married

Smt. Indira Mirdha

Two sons and one daughter

M.A., LL.B., Educated at Allahabad University, Allahabad, Lucknow University, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) and Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva (Switzerland)

Agriculturist

Vill. Kuchera, Distt. Nagaur (Rajasthan)

7, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003. Tel. 4629493

Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Minister, Agriculture, Irrigation and Transport, Rajasthan

Speaker, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Member, Rajya Sabha

Union Minister of Stale, Home Affairs, Personnel and Administrative Reforms

Union Minister of State, Defence Production

Union Minister of State, Supply and Rehabilitation (Independent Charge)

Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha

Union Minister of State, Irrigation (Independent Charge)

Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)

Union Minister of State, External Affairs

Union Minister of State, Communications (Independent Charge)

Union Minister of State, Textiles (Independent Charge)

Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles with additional charge of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)

Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi; Honorary President, World Federation of UN Association; President, Youth Hostels Association of India; Indian Heritage Society; Rajasthan Sansthan Sangh; Ex-Chairman, National Institute of Sports, Delhi Urban Arts Commission; Deputy Chairman, Special Organising Committee for IX Asian Games; President, Maharaja Surajmal Educational Society

Reading, sports and arts

Agriculture and fine arts

Widely travelled; Indian representative at United Nations, Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers’ Conference, Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, International Youth Hostels Federation Conference and Leader, Indian Delegation to U.N. General Assembly in Sept., 1984

Published articles in various journals.