Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu - Parliament Profile

Name	Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu
Father's Name	Late Shri Rangaiah Naidu
Mother's Name	Late Shrimati Ramanamma
Date of Birth	1949-07-01
Birth Place	Chavatapalem, Distt. Nellore (Andhra Pradesh)
Maritial Status	Married On 14 April 1970
Spouse Name	Shrimati M. Usha
No. of Children	one daughtersOne Sons
State Name	Karnataka
Party Name	Bharatiya Janata Party
Permanent Address	Facsinate House, G-11, 8th Main, 12th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore 560003
Present Address	30, Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi. 110001 Telephone : 23019387, 23019388, 230158489868181988(M)
Email id	mvnaidu@sansad.nic.in
Educational Qualifications	B.A., B.L. Educated at V.R. High School, Nellore, V.R. College, Nellore and Law College, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
Profession	Agriculturist/Farmer, Political and Social Worker
Positions Held	1973-74 President, Students Union, Andhra University Colleges1974 Convener, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Kshatra Sangharsha Samiti of Andhra Pradesh1977-80 President, Youth Wing of Janata Party,Andhra Pradesh 1978-83 Member, Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh 1980-83 Vice-President, Youth Wing of All India B.J.P. 1980-85 Leader, B.J.P. Legislature Party in Andhra Pradesh 1983-85 Member, Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh 1985-88 General Secretary, Andhra Pradesh State B.J.P.1988-93 President, Andhra Pradesh State Unit of B.J.P. 1993 - Sept. 2000 General Secretary, All India B.J.P. April 1998 Elected to Rajya Sabha 1998-99 Member, Committee on Home Affairs Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of AgricultureDec. 1999 - 2001 Member, Committee on FinanceJan. 2000 - Feb. 2004 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Rural Development30 Sept. 2000 - 30 June 2002 Minister of Rural DevelopmentJuly 2002- Dec. 2003 National President, B.J.P.Jan. 2003 - Feb. 2004 Member, Committee on External AffairsJan. 2004 - Oct. 2004 National President, B.J.P. (second term)July 2004 Re-elected to Rajya SabhaAug. 2004 onwards Member, Committee on FinanceOct. 2004 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Agricutlure and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public DistributionApril 2005 - Jan. 2006 Vice-President, B.J.P.Jan. 2006 onwards Member, Parliamentary Board of B.J.P. and Central Election CommitteeSept. 2006 onwards Chairman, Committee on PetitionsOct. 2006 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee
Freedom Fighter	No
Books Published	Articles in newspapers on the subjects of political and public interests
Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests	Agriculture and social work; motivating voluntary organizations and involving andguiding constructive works in the fields ofagriculture, health, animal care, vocational training, education etc.
Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation	Reading and educating people
Countries Visited	U.S.A., U.K., Malaysia, Singapore, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Australia, Mauritius, Maldives and Thailand
Other Information	Chairman, Students Union at College and also in University; imprisoned under M.I.S.A. during the emergency, 1975-77; Secretary, (i) B.J.P. Parliamentary Board and (ii) B.J.P. Central Election Committee; Spokesman, B.J.P., 1996-2000; Member, (i) Parliamentary Board of B.J.P., since Feburary 2006 and (ii) Central Election Committee, since February 2006