Smt. Ambika Soni
| State from which I am elected: | Punjab |
| My Political Party: | Indian National Congress |
| My Delhi Address: | 84, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi |
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| My Permanent Address: | 79, Sector 9-A, Chandigarh 160009 |
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Member’s Name : Smt. Ambika Soni
Father’s Name : Late Shri Nakul Sen
| Mother’s Name : Late Shrimati Indu Nakul Sen |
| Date of Birth : 13 November 1942 |
| Place of Birth : Lahore (Undivided Punjab) |
| Marital Status : Married on 14 October 1961 |
| Spouse’s Name : Shri Uday C.Soni |
| Children : One son |
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Educational Qualification :
B.A. (History Hons.), Diplome Superiore en Langue Francaise, Post-Graduate Diploma in Spanish Art and Literature Educated at I. P. College, Delhi University and University of Havana, Cuba
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Profession :
Political and Social Worker
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Permanent Address:
79, Sector 9-A, Chandigarh160009 Tel. – {0172} 2742775, 2746434 S.B.A.C. Senior Secondary School, Vill. Bajwara, Distt., Hoshiarpur, Punjab Tel. – {01882} 290830
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Present Address :
84, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi Tel. – 26494652, 24625053, 21430411, Mobile: 9013181986
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Positions Held:
March 1976 Elected to Rajya Sabha Jan. 2000 Elected to Rajya Sabha (resigned w.e.f. 10 June 2004) (second term) Jan. 2000-Feb. 2004 and Aug. 2004-Jan. 2006 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings Jan. 2000 – Feb. 2004 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation Feb. 2000-2001 Member, Committee on Defence May 2000 –June 2003 Member, House Committee Jan. 2002-Dec. 2003 Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture Jan. 2003-Feb. 2004 Member, Committee on Home Affairs July 2004 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term) Aug. 2004 – Jan. 2006 Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture Oct. 2004 – Jan. 2006 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Environment and Forests March 2005 – Jan. 2006 Member, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 29 Jan. 2006-22 May 2009 Minister of Tourism and Minister of Culture 22 May 2009-27 Oct. 2012 Minister of Information and Broadcasting July 2010 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (fourth term) Dec. 2012 – May 2014 Member, Committee on External Affairs Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence May 2013 – May 2014 Member, Committee on Public Accounts Sept. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Defence July 2016 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (fifth term)
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| Freedom Fighter : No |
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Books Published:
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Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and
Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests :
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Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :
Reading and travelling; instrumental music (Indian and Western) and gardening
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Countries Visited :
South Africa, as member of Commonwealth delegation; China, as member of Women’s delegation; Australia, Morocco, U.S.A., Europe, Mexico, Cuba, Russia and erstwhile Czechoslovakia
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Other Information :
President, (i) Indian Youth Congress, 1975-77, (ii) Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, 1996 and (iii) All India Mahila Congress, 1998; General Secretary , (i) Indian Youth Congress, 1972- 75 and (ii) All India Congress Committee, 1999- 2006; held Congress Party Posts and Co-Incharge, Congress Foreign Affairs Department, 1969- 72
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