Satish Sharma

Satish Sharma
Member of Parliament for Uttar Pradesh
In office 5 July 2010 – 4 July 2016
Member of Parliament from Rae Bareli
In office 1998–2004
Preceded by	Ashok Singh
Succeeded by	Sonia Gandhi
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
In office 1993–1996
Member of Parliament from Amethi
In office 1991–1998
Preceded by	Rajiv Gandhi
Succeeded by	Dr. Sanjay Singh
Personal details
Born	11 October 1947 Secunderabad, (Andhra Pradesh)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Shrimati Sterre Sharma
Children	One Son and One Daughter
Residence	34, Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Road, New Delhi.

Satish C. Sharma is an Indian politician. Representing the Indian National Congress party, he is a former member of the Union Cabinet in the Government of India. Sharma's political career has been boosted by his closeness to both Rajiv Gandhi, and after his assassination, his wife and the de facto political power center of the Congress party, Sonia Gandhi. He has held seats in the Lok Sabha at the behest of both the Nehru-Gandhi family and the electorate.

Satish Sharma was born on 11 October in Secunderabad, a city in the Indian state Telangana.He was educated in Col. Brown Cambridge School in Dehra Dun and was later trained as a pilot in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1991 he was elected to the Lok Sabha to Rajiv Gandi's constituency of Amethi following his assassination. From January 1993 until December 1996 he was Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

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