Name of Member: Smt. Sonia Gandhi
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 13,14,15,16
Sixteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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| Constituency : |
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Party Name : |
Indian National Congress(INC) |
| Email Address : |
soniagandhi[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in |
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| Father’s Name |
Late Mr. Stefano Maino |
| Mother’s Name |
Mrs. Paola Predebon |
| Date of Birth |
09 Dec 1946 |
| Place of Birth |
Lusiana, Vicenza (Italy) |
| Marital Status |
Widow |
| Date of Marriage |
25 Feb 1968 |
| Spouse’s Name |
Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi |
| No. of Sons |
1 |
| No.of Daughters |
1 |
Educational
Qualifications |
Certificate course in English language from Cambridge, U.K.
Foreign Languages:
(i) Three years course in foreign languages (English & French)
completed in 1964 at Istituto Santa Teresa, Via Santa Teresa 10, Turin, Italy
(ii) Certificate course in English from Lennox Cook School, University of Cambridge, completed in 1965 |
| Profession |
Political and Social Worker |
| Permanent Address |
| 10, Janpath, |
| New Delhi – 110011 |
Tels. (011) 23014481
Fax. (011) 23018651 |
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| Present Address |
| 10, Janpath, |
| New Delhi – 110 011 |
Tels. (011) 23014481, 23012656
Fax. (011) 23018651 |
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| Positions Held |
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| Mar. 1998 onwards |
President, Indian National Congress |
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Chairperson, Congress (I) Parliamentary Party (CPP) |
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| 1999 |
Elected to 13th Lok Sabha |
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| 1999 – 2004 |
Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha |
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| 1999-2000 |
Member, General Purposes Committee |
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| 2004 |
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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Chairperson, United Progressive Alliance |
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| 2004 – 2009 and 2009 – 2014 |
Chairperson, National Advisory Council |
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| 23 Mar. 2006 |
Resigned from 14th Lok Sabha |
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| 15 May 2006 |
Re-elected in a bye-election |
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| 16 May 2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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| 29 Mar. 2010 |
Appointed Chairperson of the (re-constituted), National Advisory Council |
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| May, 2014 |
Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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| Books Published |
| Authored (i) “Rajiv”; and “Rajiv’s World”; Edited (i) “Freedom’s Daughter” and (ii) “Two Alone, Two Together” (two volumes of letters exchanged between Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi from 1922 to 1964) |
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| Special Interests |
| Protection of the environment; Indian handlooms, handicrafts, Indian classical and tribal art & music; conservation of oil painting. |
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| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
| Reading and gardening |
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| Sports and Clubs |
| Member, (i) President`s Polo Club; and (ii) India International Centre |
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| Countries Visited |
| Widely travelled |
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| Other Information |
| Chairperson, (i) Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, (ii) Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust, and (iii) Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund; President, (i) Swaraj Bhavan Trust; (ii) Kamla Nehru Memorial Hospital Society; Trustee, Jalianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust |
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