Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Anandpur Sahib
State : Punjab
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Dr. (Shri) Vishwanath Tewari
Mother's Name : Dr. (Mrs.) Amrit Kaur
Date of birth : 08 Dec 1965
Profession : Advocate Writer
Positions held :
1981-82 College Unit President, National Students` Union of India (NSUI), DAV College, Chandigarh1982-83 General Secretary, NSUI, Chandigarh1983-84 Vice President and Officiating President, DAV College, Chandigarh General Secretary, NSUI, PunjabOct. 1984 Joint Secretary, National Committee, NSUIMay 1985 General Secretary, National Committee, NSUI1988-93 National President, NSUI1991 Member, All India Congress Committee (AICC)1992-93 President, International Union of Students1997-98 Secretary, All India Congress Committee (AICC)1998-2000 National President, Indian Youth Congress (IYC)Jul. 2004 Secretary, All India Congress Committee (AICC)Feb. 2008 National Spokesperson, All India Congress CommitteeMay 2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha6 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Estimates31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing -Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and JusticeSep. 2009 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of DefenceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Law and JusticeNov. 2009 Member, Committee on Regional Direct Taxes Advisory, Ministry of Finance28 Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Information and BroadcastingMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on FinanceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
More Information :
Books Published
i). Decoding a Decade, ii). Tidings of Troubled Times, iii). Fables of Fractured Times
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Contributed numerous articles on current and topical issues such as energy security, national and international security, nuclear disarmament, terrorism etc. to periodicals and addressed national and international seminars and conferences on the above issues
Social And Cultural Activities
Pro bono legal assistance to the poor, watching historical and period movies, reflection and pondering.
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
An avid reader of world history, military history, international affairs, strategic studies and comics
Sports and Clubs
Swimming and running; and captained the Chandigarh and Punjab University teams to various National and Inter Varsity Swimming and Water Polo Championships
Countries Visited
Austria,Bhutan,Brazil, China, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Lands, Egypt, DPR Korea, France,Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Namibia,Nepal, Russia, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, UAE, United Kingdom and USA
