Name of Member: Shri Virbhadra Singh
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 3,4,5,7,15
Fifteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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Constituency : |
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) |
Party Name : |
Indian National Congress (INC) |
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Father’s Name |
Late Shri Padam Singh |
Mother’s Name |
Smt. Shanti Devi |
Date of Birth |
23 Jun 1934 |
Place of Birth |
Sarahan, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) |
Marital Status |
Married |
Date of Marriage |
28 Nov 1985 |
Spouse’s Name |
Smt. Pratibha Singh |
No. of Sons |
1 |
No.of Daughters |
4 |
Educational
Qualifications |
B.A. (Hon.), M.A.
Educated at Bishop Cotton`s School, Shimla and St. Stephen`s College,New Delhi |
Profession |
Horticulturist |
Permanent Address |
Padam Palace,
Rampur-Bushahr, |
Distt. Shimla
Himachal Pradesh – 172001 |
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Present Address |
1 – Jantar Mantar Road, |
New Delhi – 110 001 |
Tels. (011) 23359277 (R), 23061566, 23061739 (O)
Telefax. 23359288 (R)
Telefax. (011) 23359288 (R)
Fax. (011) 23063141 (O) |
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Positions Held |
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1962 |
Elected to 3rd Lok Sabha |
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1962-2007 |
Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Seven times) |
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1967 |
Re-elected to 4th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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1971 |
Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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1976-77 |
Deputy Minister, Tourism and Civil Aviation |
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1980 |
Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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1982-83 |
Minister of State, Industries |
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1983-90,1993-98,2003-2007 |
Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh (Five times) |
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1998-2003 |
Leader of Opposition, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
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2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
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31 May 2009 – 18 Jan 2011 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Steel |
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19 Jan 2011 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
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1 Jan 2013 |
Resigned from 15th Lok Sabha |
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Social And Cultural Activities |
Associated with number of cultural and social organizations, (i) Indo-Soviet Friendship Society; and (ii)Friends of Soviet Union; President, Sanskrit Sahitya Sammelan, Himachal Pradesh |
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Special Interests |
Reading and Gardening |
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Sports and Clubs |
Member, (i) Indian International Centre, New Delhi; and (ii) Shimla Amateur Dramatic Club, Gaiety, Shimla |
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Countries Visited |
Afghanistan, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Hungry, Italy, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Poland, Senegal, Syria, U.K., U.S.A., U.S.S.R. and Yugoslavia |
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Other Information |
President, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) (3rd times); Honorary Captain in the Indian Army; Member, Indian delegation in the General Assembly of the United Nation in 1976; Awarded (i) Silver Elephant for Contribution in Scouts and Guides Movement; and (ii) Golden Peacock Environment Leadership Award by London based institute of Directors For Contribution in Promotion of Environment, Wild Life, Environment Governance, Eco-Tourism, and Banning of plastic bags in State. |
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