Girija Vyas
Girija Vyas | |
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Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation | |
| In office 17 June 2013 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Ajay Maken |
| Succeeded by | Venkaiah Naidu |
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| Born | 8 July 1946 British India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Girija Vyas (born 8 July 1946) is an Indian politician, poet and author. She was a Member of the
Personal life
Girija Vyas was born on 8 July 1946 to Krishna Sharma and Jamuna Devi Vyas.
After obtaining a Doctorate in Philosophy, she taught at Mohanlal Sukhadia University of Udaipur and the University of Delaware.
She has written eight books, three of which contain her poetry. Ehsaas Ke Par has her Urdu poems, Seep, Samundar Aur Moti has both her Hindi and Urdu poems while Nostalgia is enriched with English verses.
Political career
In 1985, as a candidate of the
In 1991, she was elected to the Indian Parliament, representing
- 1993 onwards: President, All India Mahila Congress;
- 1993-96: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Member, Standing Committee on House and External Affairs
- 1996: Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
- 1996 onwards: Member, Committee on Raj Bhasha; Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women; Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
- 1999: Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
- 1999-2000: Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals
From 2001 to 2004, she was also the President, Rajasthan Provincial Congress Committee. Currently, she is chairperson, Media Department, All India Congress Committee and member, Indo-EU Civil Society.
In February 2005, the Congress Party dominated U.P.A. Government of Manmohan Singh, nominated her to the position of the Chairperson of the Fifth National Commission for Women, a Constitutional & Statutory body, a position she was holding till 01/08/2011.
She was also elected as M.L.A. in Rajasthan in 2008.
She was the Minister of
References
- ^ "Girija Vyas Biography, Girija Vyas Bio". Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
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