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Mani Shankar Aiyar
Son of Late Shri V. Sankar Aiyar and Late Shrimati S. Bhagyalakshmi, Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar was born on 10/04/1941 in Lahore (now in Pakistan) and married Shrimati Suneet Mani Aiyar on 14 January 1973. He has three daughters. Hailing from the Indian National Congress in the Rajya Sabha, he is also a diplomat, journalist, writer, political and social worker.
Political Career
- 1991-1996 Member, Tenth Lok Sabha 1999-2004 Member, Thirteenth Lok Sabha 2004-2009 Member, Fourteenth Lok Sabha 23 May 2004-28 Jan. 2006 Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas 23 May 2004-2009 Union Minister of Panchayati Raj 29 Jan. 2006-2008 Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports 6 April 2008-2009 Union Minister of the Development of North-Eastern Region March 2010 Nominated to Rajya Sabha April 2010 onwards Member, Committee on Rural Development.
Auxiliary Info
Books Published(i) Remembering Rajiv, Rupa, 1992, (ii) In Rajiv's Footsteps: One Year in Parliament, Konark, 1993, (iii) Mani Shankar Aiyar's Pakistan Papers, UBSPD, 1994, (iv) Knickerwallahs, Silly-Billies and Other Curious Creatures, UBSPD, 1995, (v) Rajiv Gandhi's India (in 4 volumes) (ed.), UBSPD, 1997, (vi) Confessions of a Secular Fundamentalist, Penguin India, 2004, and (vii) A Time of Transition : Rajiv Gandhi to the 21st Century, Penguin India, 2009
Member, Indian Foreign Service, 1963-89; Consul-General, Karachi, 1978-82; Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, 1982-83; Special Assistant to former Congress (I) President, Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi, 1989-91; has been awarded 'Outstanding Parliamentarian Award, for 2006 by President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil
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Gender: Male
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Education Detail: Senior Cambridge, B.A. (Hons.) in Economics, (standing first in the University), M.A. (Economics) Educated at Doon School, Dehradun, St. Stephens' College, University of Delhi, Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, U.K. D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) by Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Honorary Fellow, Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, U.K., 2010
Nature of membership: Nominated
Start Of Term: 22-Mar-10
End Of Term: In office
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Party: Indian National Congress
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Membership: Rajya Sabha
(All data updated till 31st August 2010)
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