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Maneka Gandhi | |
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Minister of Women and Child Development, Government Of India | |
In office 26 May 2014 – 24 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Krishna Tirath |
Succeeded by | Smriti Irani |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Varun Gandhi |
Succeeded by | Rambhual Nishad |
Constituency | Sultanpur |
In office 2014 –2019 | |
Preceded by | Varun Gandhi |
Succeeded by | Varun Gandhi |
Constituency | Pilibhit |
In office 2009 –2014 | |
Preceded by | Sarvraj Singh |
Succeeded by | Dharmendra Kashyap |
Constituency | Aonla |
In office 1996 –2009 | |
Preceded by | Parshuram Gangwar |
Succeeded by | Varun Gandhi |
Constituency | Pilibhit |
In office 1989 –1991 | |
Preceded by | Bhanu Pratap Singh |
Succeeded by | Parshuram Gangwar |
Constituency | Pilibhit |
Minister of State for Programme Implementation and Statistics (Independent Charge), Government Of India | |
In office 18 November 2001 – 30 June 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
In office January 1990 – April 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Government Of India | |
In office 1 September 2001 – 18 November 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government Of India | |
In office 13 October 1999 – 1 September 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Minister of State (Independent Charge), Environment and Forests, Government Of India | |
In office December 1989 – June 1991 | |
Prime Minister | Vishwanath Pratap Singh Chandra Shekhar |
Dean of the 17th Lok Sabha[1] | |
In office 2019 –present | |
Preceded by | Somnath Chatterjee (2009) |
Personal details | |
Born | Maneka Anand 26 August 1956 New Delhi, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Other political affiliations |
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Spouse | |
Children | Varun Gandhi |
Relatives | See Nehru–Gandhi family |
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As of 27 May, 2014 Source: Government of India |
Maneka Gandhi (also spelled Menaka; née Anand) (born 26 August 1956) is an Indian politician, animal rights activist, and environmentalist. She was a member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is the widow of Indian politician Sanjay Gandhi. She has been a minister in four governments, most recently in Narendra Modi's government from May 2014 to May 2019.
She also authored a number of books in the areas of etymology, law and animal rights.