Party Name : Indian National Congress (INC)
Constituency : Mandi
State : Himachal Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Late Shri Padam Singh
Mother's Name : Smt. Shanti Devi
Date of birth : 23 Jun 1934
Profession : Horticulturist
Positions held :
1962 Elected to 3rd Lok Sabha1962-2007 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Seven times)1967 Re-elected to 4th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1971 Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1976-77 Deputy Minister, Tourism and Civil Aviation1980 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (4th term)1982-83 Minister of State, Industries1983-90,1993-98,2003-2007 Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh (Five times)1998-2003 Leader of Opposition, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)31 May 2009 - 18 Jan 2011 Union Cabinet Minister, Steel19 Jan 2011 Union Cabinet Minister, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises1 Jan 2013 Resigned from 15th Lok Sabha
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Associated with number of cultural and social organizations, (i) Indo-Soviet Friendship Society; and (ii)Friends of Soviet Union; President, Sanskrit Sahitya Sammelan, Himachal Pradesh
Special Interests
Reading and Gardening
Sports and Clubs
Member, (i) Indian International Centre, New Delhi; and (ii) Shimla Amateur Dramatic Club, Gaiety, Shimla
Countries Visited
Afghanistan, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Hungry, Italy, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Poland, Senegal, Syria, U.K., U.S.A., U.S.S.R. and Yugoslavia
Other Information
President, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) (3rd times); Honorary Captain in the Indian Army; Member, Indian delegation in the General Assembly of the United Nation in 1976; Awarded (i) Silver Elephant for Contribution in Scouts and Guides Movement; and (ii) Golden Peacock Environment Leadership Award by London based institute of Directors For Contribution in Promotion of Environment, Wild Life, Environment Governance, Eco-Tourism, and Banning of plastic bags in State.
