Pranab Mukherjee profile & biodata
Born 11 December 1935 (age 76)
Mirati,
British Raj (now India )
Political party Indian
National Congress (Before 1986; 1989–present)
Other political
affiliations Rashtriya
Samajwadi Congress (1986–1989)
wife Suvra
Mukherjee
Sons Abhijit and Indrajit and a
daughter
Alma mater University of Calcutta
Profession Social
worker
Teacher
Writer
Religion Hinduism
Website Pranab
Mukherjee
Honours, awards and international recognition
Year Name Awarding organization
2011 Best
Administrator in India
Award K. Karunakaran Foundation.
2008 Padma Vibhushan President
of India .
1997 Outstanding
Parliamentarian Award Indian Parliamentary Group.
In the Parliament
& Ministry
(i) Elected to Rajya
Sabha July, 1969.
(ii) Re-elected to Rajya Sabha 1975,1981,1993 and 1999.
Elected to 14th Lok Sabha on 13th May, 2004.
(iii) Deputy Leader, Congress Party in Rajya Sabha 1978-80.
(iv) Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha 1980-1985.
(v) 1996 onwards
(a) Member, Business Advisory Committee
(b) Member, Committee on Privileges.
(c) Member, Committee on Rules.
(vi) Member, Consultative Committee forExternal Affairs
1996-99.
(vii) Chairman, Department- related Parliamentary Standing
Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests 1997.
(viii) Chairman, Department-related Parliamentary Standing
Committee on Home Affairs, June 1998
onwards.
(ix) Leader of the House, Lok Sabha, June,2004 till date.
Ministerial Life
(i) Deputy Minister, Industrial Development Govt. from
February, 1973 to January, 1974.
(ii) Deputy Minister, Shipping and Transport from January,
1974 to October, 1974.
(iii) Minister of State for Finance from October, 1974 to
December, 1975.
(iv) Minister of Revenue and Banking (Independent Charge)
from December, 1975 to
March, 1977.
(v) Cabinet Minister
of Commerce and Steel &Mines from January, 1980 to January, 1982.