Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu

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Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu

Constituency Rajapur

Born 11 July 1953 (1953-07-11) (age 54)
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Political party Shiv Sena
Spouse Uma Prabhu
Children 1 son
Residence Mumbai
As of September 16, 2006
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Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu (born 11 July 1953) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Rajapur constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Shiv Sena (SS) political party.

Prabhu is a four-time Member of the Lok Sabha from Rajapur Constituency of Maharastra - one of the biggest states of India.

He was Industry Minister, Government of India in his first term. Then, he was Minister of Environment and Forests, Government of India and formerly, Minister of Fertilizers & Chemicals. He was also Union Minister of Power, Heavey Industry & Public Enterprises.

As the Union Minister for Power he had imparted a new dynamism to the functioning of the Ministry and was committed to the all round development of this crucial sector economy.

He was also Chairman of Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers with a status and rank of Union Cabinet Minister.

Recently, he has been heavily involved in the international sphere. He was elected a member of the World Bank parliamentary network and nominated as the Chairman of the South Asia Water conference.

He is married to Uma Prabhu, a journalist and has one son, Ameya Prabhu. He currently resides in Mumbai and Delhi.

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