Chandresh Kumari Katoch | |
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| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 2012–2014 | |
| President | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Kumari Selja |
| Succeeded by | Shripad Yasso Naik[1] |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| President | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Jaswant Singh Bishnoi |
| Succeeded by | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat |
| Constituency | Jodhpur |
| In office 1984–1989 | |
| President | Zail Singh |
| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Vikram Chand Mahajan |
| Constituency | Kangra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chandresh Kumari Singh (1944-02-01)1 February 1944 (age 81) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Aditya Katoch (1968–present) |
| Children | Aishwarya Singh (born 1970) |
| Residence(s) | New Delhi (official) Jodhpur (private) |
| Alma mater | University of Jodhpur (nowJai Narain Vyas University) |
Chandresh Kumari Katoch (née Rathore; born 1 February 1944) is an Indian politician belonging to theIndian National Congress party. She is a former Minister of Culture in India's central government. She was aMember of Parliament in theLok Sabha (the lower house of parliament), representingJodhpur constituency.[2]
Katoch was sworn in as Cabinet Minister in theGovernment of India on 28 October 2012, and was given the portfolio of theMinistry of Culture.[3] She is daughter ofMaharajaHanwant Singh of Jodhpur andMaharaniKrishna Kumari and is married into the royal family ofKangra withRaja Aditya Dev Chand Katoch, inHimachal Pradesh.[4] She contested but lost the2014 Indian general election.[5]
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