Shri Harish Rawat

Rawat, Shri Harish Constituency   : Hardwar (Uttarakhand) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC)

Father’s Name Late Shri Rajendra Singh Rawat Mother’s Name Late Smt. Devaki Devi Date of Birth 27 Apr 1948 Place of Birth Vill.Mohanari, P.O. Chaunalia, Distt. Almora (Utt Marital Status Married Spouse’s Name Smt. Renuka Rawat Educational Qualifications B.A., LL.B Educated at Lucknow University, Uttar Pradesh Profession Agriculturist Social Worker, Trade Unionist Permanent Address 40, Gyanlok Colony, Bypass Road, Hardwar, Uttarakhand Tel. (01334) 242999 Present Address 9, Teen Murti Lane, New Delhi – 110 001 Tels. (011) 23714200, 23714663 (O), 23793152 (R), 9868181205 (M) Fax. (011) 23710804 (O) 23793184 (R) Positions Held

1980-84 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha

Member, House Committee and Public Accounts Committee

1980 Member, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C)

1984-89 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

28 Dec. 1989 Member, House Committee

23 Mar. 1990 Member, Committee on Official Language

1990 Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications

2001-2007 President, Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee

2002 Elected to Rajya Sabha

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)

2009 – 18 Jan 2011 Union Minister of State, Labour and Employment

19 Jan 2011 – 28 Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Processing Industries

July 2011 – 28 Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs

28 Oct. 2012 – 1 Feb. 2014 Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources

Social And Cultural Activities Connected with various social organisations Special Interests Working in rural areas Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, sports and games Sports and Clubs Represented college and university in many sports i.e. football, hockey, kabaddi and athletics, etc. Countries Visited Widelly travelled Other Information Block Pramukh; District President, Youth Congress; Held various posts in Youth Congress including its National Joint Secretary and General Secretary; District Congress President; Chairman, Congress Seva Dal (a frontal organization of the Congress); National President of an apex Trade Union- ` The National Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers` for many years; Whip of Congress Party in Lok Sabha; President, Uttarakhand Sanyukta Sangharsha Samiti(which spearheaded the statehood movement from December, 1999 onwards

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