Pranab Mukherjee
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His Excellency The Right Honourable Pranab Mukherjee |
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| श्री प्रणब मुख़र्जी | |
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| 13th President of India | |
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Assumed office 25 July 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Vice President | Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
| Preceded by | Pratibha Patil |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office January 24, 2009 – June 26, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | P. Chidambaram |
| Succeeded by | Manmohan Singh |
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In office 5 January 1982 – 31 December 1984 |
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| Preceded by | R. Venkataraman |
| Succeeded by | V. P. Singh |
| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 22 May 2004 – 27 October 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | George Fernandes |
| Succeeded by | A. K. Antony |
| Minister of External Affairs | |
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In office 24 October 2006 – 22 May 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | S. M. Krishna |
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In office 10 February 1995 – 16 May 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Preceded by | Dinesh Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sikander Bakht |
| Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission | |
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In office 24 June 1991 – 15 May 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Preceded by | Mohan Dharia |
| Succeeded by | Madhu Dandavate |
| Leader of the House (Lok Sabha) | |
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In office 22 May 2004 – 26 June 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Succeeded by | Sushil Kumar Shinde |
| Leader of the House (Rajya Sabha) | |
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In office January 1980 – 31 December 1984 |
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| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | K.C. Pant |
| Succeeded by | V.P. Singh |
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Member of Lok Sabha for Jangipur |
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In office 10 May 2004 – 26 June 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Abul Hasnat Khan |
| Succeeded by | Abhijit Mukherjee |
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Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) for West Bengal (5 Terms) |
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In office 24 July 1969 – 10 May 2004 (5 Terms) |
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| Personal details | |
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Pranab Kumar Mukherjee 11 December 1935 Mirati, British Bengal, British India (now in West Bengal, India) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations |
Indian National Congress (1969–86; 1989–2012) Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress (1986–89) |
| Spouse(s) | Suvra Ghosh (m. 1957; d. 2015) |
| Children |
Sharmistha Abhijit Indrajit |
| Residence | Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Website | Official Website |
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Presidential styles of Pranab Mukherjee |
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| Reference style | Hon'ble President Shri Pranab Mukherjee (within India) |
| Spoken style | President Mukherjee |
| Alternative style | Mister President |
Pranab Kumar Mukherjee (born 11 December 1935) is the 13th and current President of India, in office since July 2012. In a political career spanning six decades, Mukherjee was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and occupied several ministerial portfolios in the Government of India. Prior to his election as President, Mukherjee was Union Finance Minister from 2009 to 2012, and the Congress party's top troubleshooter.
Mukherjee got his break in politics in 1969 when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi helped him get elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, on a Congress ticket. Following a meteoric rise, he became one of Indira Gandhi's most trusted lieutenants, and a minister in her cabinet by 1973. During the controversial Internal Emergency of 1975–77, he was accused (like several other Congress leaders) of committing gross excesses. Mukherjee's service in a number of ministerial capacities culminated in his first stint as finance minister in 1982–84. Mukherjee was also Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha from 1980 to 1985.
Mukherjee was sidelined from the Congress during the premiership of Rajiv Gandhi, Indira's son. Mukherjee had viewed himself, and not the inexperienced Rajiv, as the rightful successor to Indira following her assassination in 1984. Mukherjee lost out in the ensuing power struggle. He formed his own party, the Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress, which merged with the Congress in 1989 after reaching a consensus with Rajiv Gandhi. Mukherjee's political career revived when Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao appointed him Planning Commission head in 1991 and foreign minister in 1995. Following this, as elder statesman of the Congress, Mukherjee was the principal and architect of Sonia Gandhi's ascension to the party's presidency in 1998.
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