Smt. Renuka Chowdhury political profile

Chowdhury, Smt. Renuka Constituency   : Khammam (Andhra Pradesh) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC) Email Address : min-wcd[AT]nic[DOT]in, renuka[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Air Comm. K.S. Rao Mother’s Name Smt. Vasundhra Rao Date of Birth 13 Aug 1954 Place of Birth Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 07 Oct 1973 Spouse’s Name Shri S. Chowdhury No.of Daughters 2 Educational Qualifications Post-Graduate (Master of Industrial Psychology) Educated at Karnataka University, Bangalore (Karnataka) Profession Social Worker Permanent Address H.No. 8-2-680, Road No. 1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-500 034 (Andhra Pradesh) Tels. (040) 24654849,24656467 Present Address 76, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi – 110 003 Tels. (011) 23074052, 23074053, 23074054 (O), 24654849, 24656467 (R) Telefax: (011) 24654849 (R), 23074054 (O) Positions Held

1986-98 Member, Rajya Sabha (two terms)

Chief Whip, Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party, Rajya Sabha (two terms)

1997-98 Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare

1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha

1999-2000 Member, Committee on Finance

2000-2001 Member, Committee on the Empowerment of Women

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 2nd term)

23 May 2004-28 January 2006 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Tourism

29 January 2006-onwards Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Women & Child Development

Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Written many articles and short stories for children Social And Cultural Activities Associated with various social and cultural organisations working in the field of women and child development and welfare Special Interests Art Collection Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, gardening and music Countries Visited Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, U.A.E., U.K., U.S.A. and former U.S.S.R.

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