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31 MAY 1947 R.PRABHU

R. Prabhu

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R. Prabhu
Member of Parliament
(1980–1996) & (2004–2009)
ConstituencyNilgiris
Personal details
Born31 May 1947 (age 69)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Political partyINC
Spouse(s)Anita
Children1 son
ResidenceChennai
As of 22 September, 2006
R. Prabhu (born 31 May 1947) was an Indian National Congress member of Parliament in India,[1] representing the Nilgiris (Ooty) constituency of Tamil Nadu, India. He was elected from Nilgiris 5 times since 1980 and once time Union Minister in Rajiv Gandhi cabinet.

Family[edit]

R. Prabhu was born on 31 May 1947 to eminent Coimbatore based educationalist and industrialist P. R. Ramakrishnan and R. Rajeshwari. His father P. R. Ramakrishnan was the first Indian Alumni of MIT Sloan School of Management and a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA who founded Madras Aluminum Company, South India Viscose, Coimbatore Institute of Technology and many other textile industries and two timeMember of Parliament representing Indian National Congress from Coimbatore for the 3rd Lok Sabha during the 1962 General Elections [2] and Pollachi for the 2nd Lok Sabha during the 1957 General Elections.[3] He is also the grandson of eminent industrialist and Indian Civil Service officer Velagapudi Ramakrishna, who founded the KCP group of Industries in Chennai on the maternal side.

Education[edit]

R.Prabhu completed his graduation in Mechanical Engineering from Madras University with Honours and was a university Gold medalist.Later completed his Master of Science (SM (MIT)) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.

Political career[edit]

He was a five term Member of Parliament,[1] representing the Nilgiris (Ooty) constituency of Tamil Nadu, India.
A five-term Member of Parliament he also held several ministerial posts and membership in parliamentary committees and ministries.[1]
Indian General Election YearLok SabhaParliamentary ConstituencyPolitical partyAdditional political officeStatusPrime Minister
19807th Lok SabhaNilgirisIndian National CongressRulingIndira Gandhi
19848th Lok SabhaNilgirisIndian National CongressMinister of State, Agriculture (Dept. of Fertilisers)RulingRajiv Gandhi
19899th Lok SabhaNilgirisIndian National CongressMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of FinanceOppositionV. P. Singh, Chandra Shekhar
199110th Lok SabhaNilgirisIndian National CongressMember, Committee on Science and technology, Consultative Committee (Ministry of Finance) and Committee on Petroleum and Natural GasRulingP. V. Narasimha Rao
200414th Lok SabhaNilgirisIndian National CongressMember, Committee on EnergyRulingDr. Manmohan Singh
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R. Prabhu
Indian member of Parliament
R. Prabhu was an Indian National Congress member of Parliament in India, representing the Nilgiris constituency of Tamil Nadu, India. He was elected from Nilgiris 5 times since 1980 and once time Union Minister in Rajiv Gandhi cabinet. Wikipedia
Born: May 31, 1947 (age 69), Chennai
Spouse: Anita Prabhu
Party: Indian National Congress
Residence: Chennai
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