Pala, Shri Vincent H Constituency   : Shillong (ST) (Meghalaya) Party Name     : Indian National Congress(INC) Email Address : vincentdimo[AT]yahoo[DOT]com vincentpala[AT]gmail[DOT]com vincent[DOT]pala[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Shri John Dkhar Mother’s Name Smt. Hermelinda Pala Date of Birth 14 Feb 1968 Place of Birth Lamyrsiang, East Jaintia Hills Distt. (Meghalaya) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 30 Aug 1991 Spouse’s Name Smt. Dimorine Tariang No.of Daughters 4 Educational Qualifications B.E. (Civil) Profession Engineer Permanent Address Khayyam Bangalow, Nongrim Hills, Shillong-793003, East Khasi Hills, Meghlaya Tel : (0364) 2226575, 09650806333 (M) Fax : (0364) 2504321 Present Address 21, B. R. Mehta Lane, K.G. Marg, New Delhi – 110 001 Tel : (011) 23389236, 09868203333 (M) Telefax : (011) 23385024 Positions Held

2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha

28 May 2009 – 27 Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State, Water Resources

19 Jan 2011 – 27 Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State, Minority Affairs (Additional Charge)

May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice

15 Sep. 2014 Member, Committee on Member of Parliamant Local Area Development Schemes (MPLADS)

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

Special Interests Sports and Construction Driving, Singing Favourite Pastime and Recreation Travelling all over the world Sports and Clubs Athletics,driving music and reading Football and Golf Countries Visited Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People`s Republic of China), Holland, Italy, Iran, Japan, Kenya, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, U.A.E. U.K. and U.S.A. Other Information Served as (i) Asst. Chief Engineer, Public Works Department,Govt. of Meghalaya;(ii) Chief Coordinator, Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee; and (iii) Treasurer, Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee; (iv) General Secretary, North East Congress Coordination Committee (v) Ex-Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development and Commerce and Industry (vi) Ex-Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee Ministry of Science and Technology and Environment and Forest (vii) Ex-Member, General Council of the School of Planning and Architecture, Ministry of Human Resource Development (viii) Ex-Member, Court of Manipur University, Member, Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Public Grievances; Member, Consultative Committee Ministry of Development of North Eastern Regin (DoNER); Member, Committee of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)

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