Suresh Pachouri


Suresh Pachouri is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress from Madhya Pradesh.

Personal life

Pachouri was born on 1 July 1952 to Kalika Prasad. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal in 1983. He also received an LLB degree from Sofia Art and Commerce College, Bhopal in 2002. He is married to Suparna S. Pachouri, with whom he has two sons.

Political career

Pachouri is one of the senior most leader of Indian National Congress and he entered in politics as an Indian Youth Congress worker in 1972. He was the General Secretary of the Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress from 1981-83. He then became President of the Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress from 1984-85. He was General Secretary of the Indian Youth Congress from 1985-88. He was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1984 and was re-elected in 1990, 1996 & 2002. He was the Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence from 1995-96. He was the Chairman of the Congress Seva Dal. He was a Member of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Defence and was also nominated to the Panel of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha in 2000. He served as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs from 24 May 2004 – 6 April 2008. He was the President of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee from 14 February 2008 – 5 April 2011. He has also served as the Convener of the Research and Coordination Department of the All India Congress Committee.

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