Chandresh Kumari Katoch
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| Chandresh Kumari Katoch | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Culture | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| President | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Vice President | Hamid Ansari |
| Preceded by | Kumari Selja |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| President | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Vice President | Hamid Ansari |
| Preceded by | Jaswant Singh Bishnoi |
| Constituency | Jodhpur |
| In office 1984–1989 | |
| President | Zail Singh |
| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Vice President | R. Venkataraman |
| Preceded by | Vikram Chand Mahajan |
| Constituency | Kangra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chandresh Kumari Katoch February 1, 1944 Jodhpur, Rajasthan |
| Political party | Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Aditya Katoch (1968–present) |
| Children | Aishwarya Singh (born 1970) |
| Residence | New Delhi (official) Jodhpur (private) |
| Alma mater | University of Jodhpur (now Jai Narain Vyas University) |
Maharani Chandresh Kumari Katoch (born February 1, 1944) is an Indian Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament, representing Jodhpur.[1] She is sworn in as Cabinet Minister in the Government of India on October 28, 2012, and was given the portfolio of the Ministry of Culture.[2] She is daughter of Maharaja Hanwant Singh of Jodhpur and Maharani Krishna Kumari and is married into the royal family of Kangra, in Himachal Pradesh.[3]
Positions Held
- 1972-77 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- 1977 Deputy Minister, Government of Himachal Pradesh
- 1982-84 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (second term)
- 1984 (for 9 Months) Minister of State, Tourism, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh
- 1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha from Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)
- 1996 Elected to Rajya Sabha
- 1998-1999 Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Party in Rajya Sabha
- 1999-03 President, All India Mahila Congress
- 2003-07 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (third term)
- 2003-2004 Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh
- 2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha from Jodhpur(2nd term)
- 2012 Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Cultural, Government of India.
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