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Suresh Prabhu | |
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Indian emissary to the G20 & G7 | |
In office 24 June 2019 –7 September 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Succeeded by | Piyush Goyal |
Minister of Civil Aviation | |
In office 12 March 2018 –30 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Ashok Gajapathi Raju |
Succeeded by | Hardeep Singh Puri |
Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
In office 3 September 2017 –30 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Nirmala Sitharaman |
Succeeded by | Piyush Goyal |
Minister of Railways | |
In office 9 November 2014 –3 September 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | D. V. Sadananda Gowda |
Succeeded by | Piyush Goyal |
Minister of Power | |
In office 30 September 2000 –25 August 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam |
Succeeded by | Anant Geete |
Minister of Fertilizers &Chemicals | |
In office 13 October 1999 –29 September 2000 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | Office raised to Cabinet rank |
Succeeded by | Sunder Lal Patwa |
Minister of Environment and Forests | |
In office 19 March 1998 –13 October 1999 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | Saifuddin Soz |
Succeeded by | T.R. Baalu |
Minister of Industry | |
In office 16 May 1996 –1 June 1996 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | K. Karunakaran |
Succeeded by | Murasoli Maran |
Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
In office 15 May 1996 –18 May 2009 | |
Preceded by | Sudhir Sawant |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Constituency | Rajapur |
Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha | |
In office 22 June 2016 –21 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Nirmala Sitharaman |
Succeeded by | R. Krishnaiah |
Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
In office 29 November 2014 –21 June 2016 | |
Preceded by | Ranbir Singh Parjapati |
Succeeded by | Dr. Subhash Chandra |
Constituency | Haryana |
Chairperson,Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers | |
In office 2002–2004 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Personal details | |
Born | Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu 11 July 1953 Bombay,Bombay State,India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2014–present) |
Other political affiliations | Shiv Sena (before 2014) |
Spouse | Uma Prabhu (m. 1984) |
Children | 1 |
Residence(s) | Mumbai,Maharashtra |
Alma mater | University of Mumbai ICAI |
Profession | Chartered accountant Chancellor,Rishihood University [1] Professor,London School of Economics [2] |
Website | www |
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu (born 11 July 1953) is an Indian politician and chancellor of Rishihood University who was the [3] Minister of Civil Aviation,Railways,Commerce &Industry in the First Modi ministry. [4]
He is a Chartered Accountant by profession and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). From 1996,Prabhu retained the seat as a Member of Parliament for the Rajapur Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra as a member of the Shiv Sena (SS) political party. He resigned from Shiv Sena and joined the BJP on 9 November 2014. Since June 2016,he has represented Andhra Pradesh and Haryana in the Rajya Sabha. [5] [6] He is also the founding Chancellor of Rishihood University. [7] He is also a visiting professor at London School of Economics. [2] He is also a chairman of National Cooperative Policy. [8]
Suresh Prabhu completed his schooling from Sharadashram Vidya Mandir,Dadar,Mumbai,followed by a Bachelor in Commerce with Honours from M. L. Dahanukar College,Vile Parle,Mumbai. [9] He received a Bachelor in Law degree from the New Law College (Ruparel College campus),Mumbai. [10] Prabhu is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He was All India 11th (eleventh) rank holder in CA exams. [9] [11] [12]
Prabhu has held several government and semi government positions,which includes the Chairmanship of Maharashtra State Finance Commission,Saraswat Co-operative Bank,National Cooperation Policy [13] Member of the Maharashtra Tourism Development Board,among others. He is a part of 16 global organizations and 9 strategic dialogues which include:
Currently,he is a member of the Board of Advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.). [14] He is a chairman of the National Cooperative Policy [15]
He was,at various times during the Premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee from 1998 to 2004,Industry Minister,Minister of Environment and Forests,Minister of Fertilizers &Chemicals,Power,Railways,Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation. He has been a Member of Lok Sabha in the 11th,12th,13th and 14th Lok Sabha between 1996 and 2009. His constituency comprised the district of Sindhudurg and parts of Ratnagiri district in the state of Maharashtra on the western coast of India. He was also a Member of Rajya Sabha representing Haryana and Andhra Pradesh. [16] [17]
As Industries Minister,brought about greater transparency in functioning and fuel clearance of pending works. [18]
Left a lasting imprint in areas like:
Environment Clearances [22]
Legislative Initiatives
Conservation of Natural Resources
As the Union Minister for Power,he won praise for his performance from The Indian Express. [30] As Minister of Power,he ushered in transformational policies in Power sector with thrust on rural-electrification,T&D reforms;encouraged big ticket investments and batted for Sustainable Power Development,etc. mentioned as under:
Power Generation Augmentation
Policy Measures
On 9 November 2014,he was sworn in as Cabinet minister in the Narendra Modi government. He was the Union Railway Minister of India from November 2014 to September 2017. [45] [46]
Infrastructure Creation:Grave traction to speedy Creation of Infrastructure in Railways
He has been the minister of Commerce and Industry since September 2017. He was elected as Rajya Sabha member from the state of Andhra Pradesh on 3 June 2016. [80] During his tenure,he took several steps to boost manufacturing in India. Details of few major reforms are as under:
Boosting domestic manufacturing at the district level to achieve US$5 trillion economy
Trade promotion:Taking steps towards a more focused approach towards export promotion
Pivoting multilateralism on India
Investment Promotion
Pillar of Support for Indian Manufacturing
Committed to Technology,Innovation skills and known for path breaking initiatives,particularly in Railways and Power
Forward looking Policy Making
Policy Making
Initiator of Investments in Aviation
In 2024,Suresh Prabhu won and accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award at EPG's 16th Annual Political &Public Life Awards at the House of Commons. [120]
Suresh Prabhu received the Goud Saraswat Brahmin Samaj Maharatha Award on 18 August 2016. [121] [122]
He has constantly featured in the list of top five ministers in India from 2014 to 2017 in terms of both performance and accessibility in nationwide surveys conducted by various institutions. [123] [124]
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