Party Name : Indian National Congress(INC)
Constituency : Rae Bareli
State : Uttar Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Late Mr. Stefano Maino
Mother's Name : Mrs. Paola Predebon
Date of birth : 09 Dec 1946
Profession : Political and Social Worker
Positions held :
Mar. 1998 onwards President, Indian National CongressChairperson, Congress (I) Parliamentary Party (CPP)1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha1999 - 2004 Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha1999-2000 Member, General Purposes Committee2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Chairperson, United Progressive Alliance2004 - 2009 and 2009 - 2014 Chairperson, National Advisory Council23 Mar. 2006 Resigned from 14th Lok Sabha15 May 2006 Re-elected in a bye-election16 May 2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)29 Mar. 2010 Appointed Chairperson of the (re-constituted), National Advisory CouncilMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)May, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (5th term)
More Information :
Books Published
Authored (i) “Rajiv”; and “Rajiv’s World”; Edited (i) “Freedom’s Daughter” and (ii) “Two Alone, Two Together” (two volumes of letters exchanged between Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi from 1922 to 1964)
Special Interests
Protection of the environment; Indian handlooms, handicrafts, Indian classical and tribal art & music; conservation of oil painting.
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and gardening
Sports and Clubs
Member, India International Centre
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Chairperson, (i) Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, (ii) Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust, and (iii) Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund; President, (i) Swaraj Bhavan Trust; (ii) Kamla Nehru Memorial Hospital Society
