Party Name : Biju Janata Dal
Constituency : Aska
State : Orissa
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Late Shri Biju Patnaik
Mother's Name : Smt. Gyan Patnaik
Date of birth : 16 Oct 1946
Profession :
Positions held :
1997 Elected to 11th Lok SabhaMember, Committee on Commerce Member, Library Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel and Mines1998 Founder President, Biju Janata DalRe-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Leader, B.J.D. in Lok Sabha1998-99 Union Cabinet Minister, Steel and MinesMember, General Purposes Committee1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)13 Oct. 1999— 8 March 2000 Union Cabinet Minister, Mines & Minerals1999-2000 Leader, Biju Janata Dal Parliamentary Party, Lok SabhaMember, General Purposes Committee
More Information :
Books Published
(i) A Second Paradise; (ii) A Desert Kingdom; and (iii) The Garden of Life
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Writes articles on culture and environment
Social And Cultural Activities
Founder Member, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (I.N.T.A.C.H.)
Special Interests
Culture and environment
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, watching programmes on culture, history and environment
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Played a pioneering role in the international recognition of Indian design; and worked for handloom weavers to enlarge home market for Indian Textiles
