Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Chelvella
State : Andhra Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 5 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Late Shri Durga Reddy
Mother's Name : Smt. Yashodamma
Date of birth : 16 Jan 1942
Profession : Agriculturist
Positions held :
1965-71 President, Andhra Pradesh Youth Congress1969-72 General Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee1969-84 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (four terms)1979-88 Member, National Executive, Janata Party1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha1985-88 General Secretary, Janata Party1990-96 and 1997-98 Member, Rajya SabhaJuly 22, 1991 to June 28, 1992 Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha1997-98 Union Cabinet Minister, Information and Broadcasting1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1998-99 Member, Committee on FinanceMember, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament, Off. of Parties and Off. of LSSMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1999-2000 Chairman, Committee of PrivilegesMember, Committee on FinanceMember, Joint Committee on Patents (Second Amendment) Bill, 19992000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)23 May 2004-17 Nov. 2005 Union Cabinet Minister, Information and Broadcasting and Culture18 Nov. 2005 Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development and Culture29 January 2006 Union Cabinet Minister of Urban Development-- Vice President, Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation & Management2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)31 May 2009 - 18 Jan 2011 Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development19 Jan 2011 - 28 Oct. 2012 Union Cabinet Minister, Petroleum and Natural Gas28 Oct. 2012 Union Cabinet Minister, Science and Technology and Earth Sciences
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Conferred Best Parliamentarian Award, 1998
