Father's Name Late Shri Manoharbhai Patel
Date of Birth 17 Feb 1957
Place of Birth Calcutta (West Bengal)
Marital Status Married
Date of Marriage 10 Feb 1977
Spouse's Name Smt. Varsha Patel
No. of Sons 1
No.of Daughters 3
Educational Qualifications B.Com.
Educated at University of Bombay, Mumbai,Maharashtra
Profession Industrialist
Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address
Ceejay House, 12th Floor,
Dr. Anne Besant Road,
Worli, Mumbai - 400 018
Maharashtra
Tel. (022) 67122727
Fax. (022) 66104483
Present Address
26, G.R.G. Road,
New Delhi - 110 001
Tels. (011) 23061782, 23061339 (O), 23712317, 23717980 (R)
Fax. (011) 23062552 (O), 23713344 (R)
Parliament Address:
Room No. 112, Parliament House,
New Delhi - 110001
Tel. (011) 23011136
Positions Held
1985 President, Municipal Council, Gondia (Maharashtra)
1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
1991-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment and Forests
1994-95 Member, Committee on Science and Technology
1995-96 Member, Committee on Home Affairs
1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1996-97 Member, Committee on Finance
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
2000 Elected to Rajya Sabha
2004 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Civil Aviation
2006 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
till 18 Jan 2011 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Civil Aviation
19 Jan 2011 onwards Union Cabinet Minister, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Social And Cultural Activities
President, Gondia Education Society, Gondia, Maharashtra (the Society manages colleges and high schools, where nearly 80,000 students are studying); Chairman, Manoharbhai Patel Charitable Trust
Sports and Clubs
Associated with (i) Football, as President, All India Football Federation (AIFF); (ii) Cricket Club Mumbai; (iii) Mumbai Cricket Association, Mumbai; (iv) Lions Club International, Gondia; and (v) Gondwana Club, Nagpur
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Date of Birth 17 Feb 1957
Place of Birth Calcutta (West Bengal)
Marital Status Married
Date of Marriage 10 Feb 1977
Spouse's Name Smt. Varsha Patel
No. of Sons 1
No.of Daughters 3
Educational Qualifications B.Com.
Educated at University of Bombay, Mumbai,Maharashtra
Profession Industrialist
Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address
Ceejay House, 12th Floor,
Dr. Anne Besant Road,
Worli, Mumbai - 400 018
Maharashtra
Tel. (022) 67122727
Fax. (022) 66104483
Present Address
26, G.R.G. Road,
New Delhi - 110 001
Tels. (011) 23061782, 23061339 (O), 23712317, 23717980 (R)
Fax. (011) 23062552 (O), 23713344 (R)
Parliament Address:
Room No. 112, Parliament House,
New Delhi - 110001
Tel. (011) 23011136
Positions Held
1985 President, Municipal Council, Gondia (Maharashtra)
1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
1991-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment and Forests
1994-95 Member, Committee on Science and Technology
1995-96 Member, Committee on Home Affairs
1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1996-97 Member, Committee on Finance
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
2000 Elected to Rajya Sabha
2004 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Civil Aviation
2006 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
till 18 Jan 2011 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Civil Aviation
19 Jan 2011 onwards Union Cabinet Minister, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Social And Cultural Activities
President, Gondia Education Society, Gondia, Maharashtra (the Society manages colleges and high schools, where nearly 80,000 students are studying); Chairman, Manoharbhai Patel Charitable Trust
Sports and Clubs
Associated with (i) Football, as President, All India Football Federation (AIFF); (ii) Cricket Club Mumbai; (iii) Mumbai Cricket Association, Mumbai; (iv) Lions Club International, Gondia; and (v) Gondwana Club, Nagpur
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
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