Jaipal Reddy
| Jaipal Reddy | |
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| Constituency | Chevella |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1942 Madgul, Andhra Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Lakshmi |
| Children | 2 sons and 1 daughter |
| Residence | Maadgula |
| Religion | Atheist[1] |
Sudini Jaipal Reddy (Telugu: సూదిని జైపాల్ రెడ్డి) (born 16 January 1942) is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Chevella constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is currently the Cabinet Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India. He was the Cabinet Minister of Urban development of India, who headed the group of ministers(GoM), appointed by the PM Dr.Manmohan Singh to supervise XIX Commonwealth Games(CWG) in Delhi.
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[edit] Early life
Jaipal Reddy was in born Nermatta a Village in Chandur Mandal in Nalgonda District in Andhra Pradesh State,but actually from Maadgula, Mahbubnagar district in AP. He has an M.A. from the Osmania University, Hyderabad. He is physically disabled and uses crutches.
[edit] Career
Jaipal Reddy was an MLA of Kalwakurthy between 1969 and 1984, a constituency in Andhra Pradesh for four terms. He was a member of the Congress Party but quit to protest against the emergency and joined the Janata Party in 1977.
He contested the 1980 Lok Sabha elections unsuccessfully from Medak against Indira Gandhi. He was the general secretary of the Janata Party from 1985 to 1988. He was elected to the Lok Sabha five times: the 8th Lok Sabha in 1984 (in alliance with TDP), the 12th in 1998 (again as ally of TDP), the 13th in 1999 (as a member of the Congress Party), the 14th in 2004 (as a member of the Congress Party, Miryalaguda constituency) and the 15th in 2009 (as a member of the Congress Party). He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha on two occasions, 1990–1996 and 1997–1998.
He also held the position of leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha for a year from June 1991 to June 1992. In 1999–2000, he was the Chairman of Committee of privileges. He served as the minister for Information and Broadcasting in the government on two occasions: in 1997–1998 under I. K. Gujral and from 2004 under Manmohan Singh with additional responsibility for Culture.
A unique facet of his political career has been that he acted as the spokesman for all the parties of which he has been a member. He is known for the quality of his debates in the parliament and was awarded the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 1998.
Recently he is accused in the Common Wealth Games Scam along with Suresh Kalmadi and others. A famous news paper Daily Pioneer stated "The resignation of Suresh Kalmadi as the Congress Parliamentary Party secretary is being seen as a mere eyewash since no action has been taken against political bigwigs like Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy and Sports Minister MS Gill, who also face charges in the Commonwealth Games scam"
[edit] Positions Held
- 1965-71 President AP Youth Congress
- 1969-72 General Secretary,Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
- 1969-84 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (4 terms)
- 1979-88 Member, National Executive, Janta Party
- 1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
- 1985-88 General Secretary ,Janta Party
- 1990-96 97-98 Member Rajya Sabha
- July 1991-June 1992 Leader of Opposition ,Rajya Sabha
- 1997-98 Union Cabinet Minister ( I & B)
- 1998 Reelected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
- 1998-99 Member, Committee Of Finance,Consulative Committee Ministry of Finance
- 1999 Re elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
- 1999-2000 Chairman Committee of Privileges,Member Committee of Finance,Joint Committee of Patents
- 2000-2004 Member Consultative Committee , Ministry of Power
- 2004 Re elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)
- May 2004-Nov 2005 Union Cabinet Minister, Information & Broadcasting
- Nov 2005 Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development
- Jan 2006 Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development,Vice President Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation Management
- 2009 Re elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)
- May 2009-Jan 2011 Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development
[edit] References
- ^ PK Surendran (24 Dec 2009). "We are talking of a lifestyle sans God". Daily News and Analysis. http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_we-are-talking-of-a-lifestyle-sans-god_1326966. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
[edit] External links
- Biography
- An interview
- Homecoming after 24 yrs for veteran spokesman - Editorial
- Small column titled Harsh Reality
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| Preceded by Murli Deora |
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas unknown |
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