Suresh Pachouri | |
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| Minister of State, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, andParliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 23 May 2004 – 6 April 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Prithviraj Chavan &V. Narayanasamy |
| Minister of State, Defence (Defence Production and Supplies) | |
| In office 10 June 1995 – 16 May 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 10 April 1984 – 9 April 2008 | |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| President, Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 17 February 2008 – 5 April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Subhash Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Kantilal Bhuria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1952-07-01)1 July 1952 (age 73) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1972–2024) |
| Spouse | Suparna S. Pachouri |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Bhopal,Madhya Pradesh,India |
| Alma mater | Sofia Art and Commerce College, Bhopal (LLB) Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (B.E) |
Suresh Pachouri (born 1 July 1952) is an Indian politician and member ofBharatiya Janata Party fromMadhya Pradesh. He had served as union minister of state in theMinistry of Defence (1995-1996) and theMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions andMinistry of Parliamentary Affairs (2004-2008) in the Government of India.[1]
Pachouri was born on 1 July 1952 to Kalika Prasad.[2] He graduated with aBachelor of Engineering degree inmechanical engineering fromMaulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal in 1983.[2][3] He also received anLLB degree from Sofia Art and Commerce College, Bhopal in 2002.[3] He is married to Suparna S. Pachouri, with whom he has two sons.[2]
Pachouri is one of the senior most former leaders of Indian National Congress and he entered politics as anIndian Youth Congress worker in 1972. He was the General Secretary of theMadhya Pradesh Youth Congress(I) from 1981 to 1983. He then became President of the Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress from 1984 to 1985. He was General Secretary of theIndian Youth Congress from 1985 to 1988. He was first elected to theRajya Sabha in 1984 and re-elected in 1990, 1996 & 2002. He was the Minister of State in theMinistry of Defence from 1995 to 1996. He was the Chairman of the CongressSeva Dal. He was a Member of the Consultative Committee of theMinistry of Home Affairs and Defence and was also nominated to the Panel ofDeputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha in 2000. He served as aMinister of State in theMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions andMinistry of Parliamentary Affairs from 24 May 2004 – 6 April 2008.[4] He was the President of theMadhya Pradesh Congress Committee from 14 February 2008 – 5 April 2011. He has also served as the Convener of the Research and Coordination Department of theAll India Congress Committee.[5]He joinedBharatiya Janata Party[6][circular reference] on 9 March 2024.