Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur
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Chandreshwar Prasad "C P" Thakur (born 3 September 1931) is a former minister in the Government of India and a physician. He was minister from 1999 to 2004 in the BJP government. He is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.
He was born in 1931 in Muzaffarpur District in Bihar in a Bhumihar Brahmin family.[1]He got his education from Patna Medical College, Patna University, Royal College of Physicians, London and Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh and Royal College of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London .
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[edit] Career
He is M.B.B.S., M.D., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.P. He stood first and received gold medal in M.B.B.S. Honours. He revolutionised the concept of treatment of Kala-azar and is recognised as an international authority in this field.
He was elected to Lok Sabha from Patna constituency in 1991.
[edit] Positions held
He has held the following government positions:
- Nov. 1999– May 2000 Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources
- May 2000- June 2002 Union Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare
- Jan.2003- 2004 Union Cabinet Minister, Small Scale Industries
[edit] Books published
- Dynamics of Development (Editor and Contributor);
- Glimpses of Indian Technology (Co-author);
- World Trade Organization (author);
- Technical Report Series 791 up to 1990 (Geneva) Control of Leishmaniasis (joint author);
- Recent Trends in Leishmania Research (contributor);
- Text Book of Medicine—API Text Book of Medicine (Joint author);
- India Under Atal Bihari Vajpayee, B.J.P. Era .
He has also published more than 100 research papers in medical journals and more than 200 articles in the press.
[edit] Awards
- Padma Shree;
- BC Roy National Award, Indian Medical Council
- BKAIKET ORATION Award, Indian Council of Medical Research;
- P.N. Raju Oration Award (ICMR)
[edit] References
- ^ "JD(U) Rajya Sabha choices caste in Nitish mould", The Economic Times, 2008-03-14. Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
