Anand Sharma
Introduction :
Anand Sharma is 71 years old elected from Rajasthan as Rajyasabha member. He is a member of Indian National Congress.
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| Chairman, (i) First Non-Aligned Youth Conference, Delhi, 19-21 November 1985, (ii) National Preparatory Committee for XII World Youth and Students Festival, 1985, (iii) International Youth Conference Against Apartheid, Delhi, 8-9 January 1987, (iv) World Youth Action Against Apartheid, 1987-1994, (v) National Preparatory Committee for ?Nelson Mandela-Freedom at 70? Campaign, 1988, (vi) Indian Anti-Apartheid Movement, 1989-1994 and (vii) Indo-South Africa Friendship Association since 1994 |
| President, (i) Students Union, R.P.C.S.D.B. College, Shimla, 1972, (ii) Himachal Pradesh Youth Congress, 1977-1981, (iii) Indian Youth Congress, 1985-1987 and (iv) Himachal Pradesh Amateur Athletic Association, 1988-1993 |
| Secretary, (i) Himachal Pradesh University Students? Council, 1973, (ii) National Students Union of India, 1975-1978 and (iii) Indian Youth Congress, 1981-1984 |
| Spokesperson, Indian National Congress, 1989 and April 2000 - 2006 |
| Member, (i) All India Congress Committee, (ii) Himachal Pradesh University, Senate, 1973-1976, (iii) Himachal Pradesh Congress Executive since 1975, (iv) Himachal Pradesh University Executive Council, 1984-1988, (v) Sports Authority of India since 1985, (vi) National Youth Advisory Board since 1986, (vii) Indian Delegation to UN General Assembly Session, 1988 and 2004, (viii) Indian Delegation to Special UN Session on Palestine at Geneva, 1988, (ix) Indian Government Delegation to Afghanistan, 1988-89, (x) Commonwealth Observer Group to Namibia, 1989, (xi) Indian National Congress delegation to meet Mr. Nelson Mandela, 1990, (xii) Indian delegation to ANC Conference, Durban, South Africa, 1991, (xiii) Commonwealth Observer Mission to South Africa, 1992, (xiv) Indian Government Delegation to South Africa, 1993, (xv) Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, 1995, (xvi) Synergy Group of Education, 1995, (xvii) Indian National Sub Commission for UNESCO, 1995-1997, (xviii) Indian National Congress delegation to South Africa, 1998, (xix) Governing Body, Action for Autism, New Delhi since 2000, (xx) National Committee of United Nations World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, 2001, (xxi) Indian National Congress Delegation to UK, 2001 and (xxii) Indian National Congress Delegation to the Labour Party Meeting at Bournemouth, U.K. |
| Visiting Faculty Member, (i) School of International Studies, Harvard University, 1988 and (ii) School of Asian Studies, Columbia University, New York, 1988 |
| attended/organized conference/meeting, (i) XII Assembly of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, Hungary, 1986, (ii) International Conference of the ANC at Arusha, Tanzania, 1987, (iii) International Conference on Children, Repression and the Law in Apartheid South Africa, Harare Session, 1987, (iv) International Conference on Namibia at Melbourne, 1989, (v) VIII E.N.D. Convention on ?Disarmament and Developments? at Gastiez, Spain, 1989, (vi) IV International Conference Against Apartheid Sport at Stockholm, 1990, (vii) ANC Conference Durban, South Africa, 1991, (viii) International Conference on Southern Africa at London, June 1993, (ix) 28th General Conference of UNESCO, Paris, November, 1995, (x) International Seminar of the political parties from the developing countries held in Beijing, May 2001, (xi) Labour Party Meeting at Bournemouth, U.K., 2003, (xii) India-EU summit in Helsinki, October 2006, (xiii) Proactively associated with the convening of the International Conference to commemorate the Centenary of Satyagraha, New Delhi, 29-30 January 2007, and was the Secretary-General of the Conference, which was attended by 122 leadership delegations from 91 countries |
| In pursuance of the Conference declaration, moved India's Resolution, co-sponsored by 142 member-states, at the UN General Assembly on 15 June 2007, to observe Mahatma Gandhi's birthday on 2 October as the International Day of Non-Violence. The resolution was adopted unanimously by the UNGA, (xiv) Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) Summit, Kampala, Uganda, November 2007 and (xv) India-Africa Forum Summit, April 2008 |
| leader of Indian delegation to, (i) U.S.S.R. and G.D.R., 1982, (ii) Hungary, 1983, (iii) Algeria and G.D.R., 1985, (iv) XIIth World Youth Festival, Moscow, (v) Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, 1986 and (vi) Angola, 1989 |
| Special Envoy of Prime Minister to, (i) Algeria, Sahara, Tunisia and Palestine, 1988 and (ii) South Africa, 1992 |
| Commonwealth Secretary-General?s Observer for South African Transition Process and Elections, 1994 |
| well conversant with parliamentary and legislative procedure, and international law |
| considerable experience in handling media matters |
| nominated to represent Government of India and the Indian National Congress at the Centenary Celebrations of African National Congress held at Bloemfontein, Johannesburg in January 2012 |
Basic Details
| Father's Name | Late Shri P.A. Sharma |
| Mother's Name | Shrimati Prabha Rani Sharma |
| Party Name | Indian National Congress |
| Assets | More than 3 Crore(s) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Education | B.A., LL.B. Educated at R.P.C.S.D.B. College, Shimla and Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla |
Contact Details
| Permanent Address | Prabhat Lodge, (Anand Bhawan), Kelston, Shimla - 171001 Telephone : {0177}2653365 |
| Communication Address | 28, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003 Telephone : 24634755, 24643663 (O), Fax: 24634756, Mobile: 9868181147 |
| Email address |
Positions held
Elected to Rajya Sabha |
April 1984 |
Member, Committee on Petitions |
1984-86 |
Rajya Sabha Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Lok Pal Bill |
1985-88 |
Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha |
1986-89 |
Member, Committee on Government Assurances Member, Press Council of India |
1988-90 |
Elected to Rajya Sabha |
April 2004 |
Member, Committee on Defence Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament |
Aug. 2004 - Jan. 2006 |
Member, Business Advisory Committee |
Aug. 2004 - July 2006 |
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs |
29 Jan. 2006 - 22 May 2009 |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
Oct. 2008 - 22 May 2009 |
Minister of Commerce and Industry |
22 May 2009 - 26 May 2014 |
Re- elected to Rajya Sabha |
July 2010 |
Minister of Textiles (Additional Charge) |
12 July 2011 - 17 June 2013 |
Minister of Textiles (Additional Charge) |
3 April 2014 - 26 May 2014 |
Member, Committee on Defence |
Oct. 2014 - March 2016 |
Member, Select Committee on the Insurance Amendment Bill |
Oct. 2014 - Dec. 2014 |
Member, Joint Committee on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy |
2008 Jan.2016 - March 2016 |
