Renuka Chowdhury
| Renuka Chowdhury | |
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| MP of Rajya Sabha for Andhra Pradesh | |
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Assumed office 03 April 2012 |
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| Minister of Women and Child Development | |
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In office 29 January 2006 – May 2009 |
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| Succeeded by | Krishna Tirath |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism | |
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In office 23 May 2004 – 28 Jan 2006 |
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| Succeeded by | Ambika Soni |
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Member of Parliament from Khammam |
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In office 10 October 1999 – 18 May 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Nadendla Bhaskar Rao |
| Succeeded by | Nama Nageswara Rao |
| Minister of State for the Health and Family Welfare | |
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In office 1997–1998 |
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Member of Parliament from Andhra Pradesh |
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In office April 1986 – April 1998 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 August 1954 Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
| Political party |
Indian National Congress 1998 - present Telugu Desam Party 1984 - 1998, |
| Spouse(s) | Sreedhar Chowdhury (CMD Harsco India pvt ltd.,) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Residence | Hyderabad |
| Alma mater | Karnatak University |
| Occupation | Politician and Social Worker |
Renuka Chowdhury is a Rajya Sabha MP of Congress from Andhra Pradesh, and a former Union minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Women and Child Development in the Government of India.
Born to Air Commodore Suryanarayana Rao and Shrimati Vasundhara on 13 August 1954 in Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh). Renuka is the eldest of three daughters. She studied at the Welham Girls' School, Dehradun and received her B.A. in Industrial Psychology from Bangalore University. Renuka married Sreedhar Chowdhury in 1973.belongs to Kamma (caste).
Chowdhury entered politics in 1984 as a member of Telugu Desam Party. She was a member of the Rajya Sabha for two consecutive terms and Chief Whip of Telugu Desam Parliamentary party from 1986 to 1998. She was also the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare from 1997 to 1998 in the cabinet of H. D. Deve Gowda. She left Telugu Desam Party to join Congress party in 1998. In 1999 and 2004, she was elected to the 13th and 14th Lok Sabha respectively representing Khammam. Other positions include memberships on the Committee on Finance (1999–2000) and Committee on the Empowerment of Women (2000–2001). In May 2004 she became the Minister of State for Tourism in the UPA I government. She was the Union minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Women and Child Development in the UPA I government from January 2006 to May 2009. In the May 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Renuka Chowdary was defeated by Nama Nageswara Rao of TDP from Khammam by 1,24,448 votes.
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