Ravi Shankar Prasad
| Ravi Shankar Prasad | |
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| Minister of Electronics and Information Technology | |
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Assumed office 19 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Ministry formed |
| Minister of Law and Justice | |
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Assumed office 5 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | D. V. Sadananda Gowda |
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In office 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Kapil Sibal |
| Succeeded by | D. V. Sadananda Gowda |
| Minister of Communications and Information Technology | |
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In office 26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Kapil Sibal |
| Succeeded by | Manoj Sinha |
| MP of Rajya Sabha for Bihar | |
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Assumed office 3rd April 2012 |
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| Personal details | |
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30 August 1954 Patna, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Maya Shankar |
| Mother | Bimla Prasad |
| Father | Thakur Prasad |
| Alma mater | Patna University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Ravi Shankar Prasad (born 30 August 1954) is an Indian lawyer, politician and the current Union Minister holding Law and Justice and Ministry of Information Technology (India) portfolio in the Government of India. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prasad represents the state of Bihar as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. During the NDA Government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee's prime ministership, Prasad held the position of Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal and Mines, the Ministry of Law and Justice, and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He is also a designated senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India.
Prasad was born in a Kayastha family in Patna, Bihar. His father Thakur Prasad was a senior advocate at the Patna High Court and one of the leading founders of the Jan Sangh, the predecessor of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prasad earned BA Hons, MA (Political Science) and LL.B degrees from Patna University and has a son and a daughter.
Prasad has been practising at the Patna High Court since 1980. He was designated senior advocate at the Patna High Court in 1999 and Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India in 2000.
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