Chandresh Kumari Katoch
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Chandresh Kumari Katoch | |
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Minister of Culture | |
In office 2012–2014 | |
President | Pranab Mukherjee |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Vice President | Hamid Ansari |
Preceded by | Kumari Selja |
Succeeded by | Shripad Yasso Naik[1] |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
President | Pranab Mukherjee |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Vice President | Hamid Ansari |
Preceded by | Jaswant Singh Bishnoi |
Succeeded by | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat |
Constituency | Jodhpur |
In office 1984–1989 | |
President | Zail Singh |
Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
Vice President | R. Venkataraman |
Preceded by | Vikram Chand Mahajan |
Constituency | Kangra |
Personal details | |
Born | Chandresh Kumari Katoch 1 February 1944 Jodhpur, Jodhpur State, British India |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse(s) | Aditya Katoch (1968–present) |
Children | Aishwarya Singh (born 1970) |
Residence | New Delhi (official) Jodhpur (private) |
Alma mater | University of Jodhpur (now Jai Narain Vyas University) |
Maharani Chandresh Kumari Katoch (born 1 February 1944) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress party. She is a former Minister of Culture in India's central government. She was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of parliament), representing Jodhpur constituency.[2] Katoch was sworn in as Cabinet Minister in the Government of India on 28 October 2012, and was given the portfolio of the Ministry of Culture.[3] She is daughter of Maharaja Hanwant Singh of Jodhpur and Maharani Krishna Kumari and is married into the royal family of Kangra with , in Himachal Pradesh.[4] She contested but lost in the 2014 Indian general election.[5]
Positions held[]
- 1972–77 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly( from Dharamshala constituency)
- 1977 Deputy Minister, Government of Himachal Pradesh
- 1982–84 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (second term from Dharamshala constituency)
- 1984 (for 9 Months) Minister of State, Tourism, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh
- 1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha from Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)
- 1996 Elected to Rajya Sabha
- 1998–1999 Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Party in Rajya Sabha
- 1999-03 President, All India Mahila Congress
- 2003–07 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (third term from Dharamshala constituency)
- 2003–2004 Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh
- 2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha from Jodhpur (2nd term)
- 2012 Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Cultural, Government of India.
References[]
- ^ "Ministries, Government of India Ministry of Culture".
- ^ "Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ Jodhpur`s Chandresh Kumari inducted in Cabinet
- ^ Royal Kangra / Present Family and their Businesses Archived 22 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-Results-Rajasthan-royals-swept-away-in-Modi-tsunami/articleshow/35225169.cms
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