| Name: |
MUPPAVARAPU VENKAIAH NAIDU |
| Mother's Name |
Late Shrimati Ramanamma |
| Father's Name |
Late Shri Rangaiah Naidu |
| Spouse's Name |
Shrimati Muppavarapu Usha |
| Date of Birth |
1 July 1949 |
| Place of Birth |
Chavatapalem, SPSR Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh |
| Educational Qualifications |
B.A., B.L. (Educated at V.R. High School, Nellore; V.R. College, Nellore and Law College, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam) |
| Profession |
Agriculturist/Farmer, Political and Social worker |
| Present Address |
Vice-President's House,
6, Maulana Azad Road,
New Delhi - 110 011
Telephone - 011-23016422, 23016344
E-mail: vpindia[at]nic[dot]in |
| Publications |
- Articles in newspapers on the subjects of political and public interests and books
- 'Moving on...Moving forward: A Year in Office'
- 'Selected Speeches of Venkaiah Naidu: Volume 1'
- 'Listening, Learning and Leading' A chronicle of the Vice President of India's two Years in office
- Connecting, Communicating, Changing……Vice President's third year in office
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| Positions Held |
- 1978-85 : Member, Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh;
- April 1998 : Elected to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka (first term);
- 30 Sept. 2000 - 30 June 2002 : Minister of Rural Development
- July 2004 : Re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka (second term);
- Sept. 2006-Sept. 2009 : Chairman, Committee on Petitions;
- Aug. 2009-May 2014 : Chairman, Committee on Home Affairs;
- July 2010 : Re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka (third term) (resigned w.e.f. 23 June 2016);
- Dec. 2011-May 2014 : Vice-President, Parliamentary Forum on Disaster Management;
- 26 May 2014-5 July 2016 : Minister of Urban Development; Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs;
- July 2016 : Elected to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan (fourth term) (resigned w.e.f. 10 August 2017);
- 5 July 2016-17 July 2017 : Minister of Urban Development; Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; and Minister of Information and Broadcasting;
- May 2017 – April 2018 : President of the UN Habitat and presided over the deliberations of 58 – member Governing Council
- 11 August 2017 onwards : Vice-President of India and Ex-officio Chairman, Rajya Sabha
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| Website |
vicepresidentofindia.nic.in |
