Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu |
Father's Name: Late Shri Rangaiah
Naidu
Mother's Name: Late Shrimati
Ramanamma
Date of Birth: 01/07/1949
Place of Birth: Chavatapalem, SPSR
Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Shrimati Muppavarapu
Usha
Children: One Son and One daughter
Educational Qualifications: B.A., B.L. (Educated
at V.R. High School, Nellore; V.R. College, Nellore and Law College, Andhra
University, Visakhapatnam)
Profession: Agriculturist/Farmer,
Political and Social worker
Present Address: Vice-President House,
6, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi - 110011, Telephone - 011-23016422, 23016344
E-mail: vpindia[at]nic[dot]in
Positions held:
- ·
1971: President, Students' Union, V.R. College, Nellore
- ·
1973-74: President, Students Union, Andhra University Colleges
- ·
1974:Convener, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Kshatra Sangharsh
Samiti of Andhra Pradesh
- ·
1977-80: President, Youth Wing of Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh
- ·
1978-83 & 1983-85: Member, Legislative Assembly, Andhra
Pradesh
- ·
1980-83: Vice-President, Youth Wing of All India B.J.P.
- ·
1980-85: Leader, B.J.P. Legislature Party in Andhra Pradesh
- ·
1985-88: General Secretary, Andhra Pradesh State B.J.P.
- ·
1988-93: President, Andhra Pradesh State Unit of B.J.P.
- ·
1993 -2000: General Secretary, All India B.J.P.
- ·
1996 - 2000: Secretary (i) BJP Parliamentary Board, & (ii) BJP
Central Election Committee, and (iii) Spokesperson, BJP
- ·
April 1998: Elected to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka (1st term)
- ·
1998 - 99: Member, Committee on Home Affairs and Member,
Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Agriculture
- ·
1998 - 2001 & 2005 - 2013: Member, Tobacco Board
- ·
1999 - 2000: Member, Committee on Finance
- ·
Jan 2000: Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Rural
Development
- ·
2000 (Sept) -2002 (June): Minister of Rural Development,
Government of India
- ·
2002 (July) - 2004 (Oct): National President, B.J.P.
- ·
2004 (Jan) - 2004 (Feb): Member, Committee on External Affairs
- ·
June 2004: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka (2nd term)
- ·
2004 - 06: Member, Standing Committee on Finance
- ·
2005: Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of
Agriculture and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution
- ·
2006 - 2008: Chairman, Committee on Petitions (Rajya Sabha)
- ·
2006 onwards: Member, (i) BJP Parliamentary Board, and (ii) BJP
Central Election Committee
- ·
2008 - 2014: Chairman, Committee on Home Affairs (Rajya Sabha)
- ·
June 2010: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha in June 2010 from Karnataka
(3rd term)
- ·
2011 (Dec) - 2014 (May): Parliamentary Forum on Disaster
Management
- ·
26 May 2014 - 5 July 2016: Minister for Urban Development,
Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs ;
- ·
June 2016 - Re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan (4th term)
- ·
6th July 2016 - 17 July 2017: Minister for Urban Development,
Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, and Information and Broadcasting.
Other interests: Agriculture, social
work and writing articles in newspapers on the subjects of political and public
interest; motivating voluntary organizations and involving and guiding
constructive works in the fields of agriculture, health, animal care,
vocational training, education, etc.
Hobbies: Reading, Educating, and motivating people
Countries visited: U.S.A., U.K.,
Malaysia, Singapore, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Australia, Mauritius,
Maldives, Dubai, Hong Kong, Thailand, Spain, Egypt, and Germany.
Other Information: Chairman, Students'
Union at College and also in University; Imprisoned under MISA during the
emergency, 1975-77;
Contact Details:
Vice President's House, 6, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi - 110 011
Phone: 011-23016422, 23016344