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Suresh Prabhu
Indian emissary to the G20 & G7
In office
24 June 2019 – 7 September 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byShaktikanta Das
Succeeded byPiyush Goyal
Minister of Civil Aviation, Government of India
In office
12 March 2018 – 30 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byAshok Gajapathi Raju
Succeeded byHardeep Singh Puri
Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
In office
3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byNirmala Sitharaman
Succeeded byPiyush Goyal
Minister of Railways, Government of India
In office
9 November 2014 – 3 September 2017
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byD. V. Sadananda Gowda
Succeeded byPiyush Goyal
Minister of Power, Government of India
In office
30 September 2000 – 25 August 2002
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byRangarajan Kumaramangalam
Succeeded byAnant Geete
Minister of Fertilizers & Chemicals, Government of India
In office
13 October 1999 – 29 September 2000
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byOffice raised to Cabinet rank
Succeeded bySunder Lal Patwa
Minister of Environment and Forests, Government of India
In office
19 March 1998 – 13 October 1999
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded bySaifuddin Soz
Succeeded byT.R. Baalu
Minister of Industry, Government of India
In office
16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byK. Karunakaran
Succeeded byMurasoli Maran
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
15 May 1996 – 18 May 2009
Preceded bySudhir Sawant
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyRajapur
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
22 June 2016 – 21 June 2022
Preceded byNirmala Sitharaman
Succeeded byR. Krishnaiah
Constituency Andhra Pradesh
In office
29 November 2014 – 21 June 2016
Preceded byRanbir Singh Parjapati
Succeeded byDr. Subhash Chandra
ConstituencyHaryana
Chairperson, Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers
In office
2002–2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Personal details
Born
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu

(1953-07-11) 11 July 1953 (age 71)
Bombay, Bombay State (present day Maharashtra), India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2014–present)
Other political
affiliations		Shiv Sena (before 2014)
Spouse
Uma Prabhu
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(m. 1984)​
Children1
Residence(s)Mumbai, Maharashtra
Alma mater
Profession
Websitewww.sureshprabhu.in

Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu (born 11 July 1953) is an Indian politician and chancellor of Rishihood University. He has served as the[3] Minister of Civil Aviation, Railways, Commerce & Industry in the First Modi ministry.[4]

He is a chartered accountant by profession and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). From 1996, Prabhu retained the seat as a Member of Parliament for the Rajapur Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra as a member of the Shiv Sena (SS) political party. He resigned from Shiv Sena and joined the BJP on 9 November 2014. Since June 2016, he has represented Andhra Pradesh and Haryana in the Rajya Sabha.[5][6] He is also the founding Chancellor of Rishihood University.[7] He is also a visiting professor at London School of Economics.[2] He is also a chairman of National Cooperative Policy.[8]

Education and career

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Suresh Prabhu completed his schooling from Sharadashram Vidya Mandir, Dadar, Mumbai, followed by a Bachelor in Commerce with Honours from M. L. Dahanukar College, Vile Parle, Mumbai.[9] He received a Bachelor in Law degree from the New Law College (Ruparel College campus), Mumbai.[10] Prabhu is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.[9][11]

Prabhu has held several government and semi-government positions, which includes the Chairmanship of Maharashtra State Finance Commission, Saraswat Co-operative Bank, National Cooperation Policy Member of the Maharashtra Tourism Development Board, among others. He is part of 16 global organizations and 9 strategic dialogues which include:[verification needed]

Currently, he is a member of the Board of Advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.). He is a chairman of the National Cooperative Policy.[12]

Political career

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He was, at various times during the Premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee from 1998 to 2004, Union Minister of Industry(1996), Minister of Environment and Forests(1998-99), Minister of Fertilizers & Chemicals, Power(2000-02), chairperson of the Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers(2002-04), Minister of Railways(2014-17), Commerce and Industry(2017-19) and Civil Aviation(2018-19).

During his tenure as the Union Minister for Power, he pushed for policies in the power sector on rural-electrification, T&D reforms, encouraged investments, and advocated for sustainable power development.[citation needed]

He has been a Member of the Lok Sabha between 1996 and 2009, spanning the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Lok Sabha. His constituency comprised the district of Sindhudurg and parts of Ratnagiri district in the state of Maharashtra on the western coast of India. He was also a Member of Rajya Sabha representing Haryana and Andhra Pradesh.[13][14]

Awards and recognition

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He was featured amongst top three Indian leaders of the future in the cover story, "Giant on the Move" (Sept 2000 issue) of the Hong Kong-based Asiaweek Magazine.[verification needed]

His performance as the Union Power Minister was acknowledged by The Indian Express.[15]

He ranked as the 2nd best performing Minister in India Today's report (dated 27 August 2001) on the performance of key ministers of Government of India.[verification needed]

Suresh Prabhu received the Goud Saraswat Brahmin Samaj Maharatha Award on 18 August 2016.[16][17]

He was featured in the list of top five ministers in India from 2014 to 2017 in terms of performance and accessibility in nationwide surveys conducted by various media outlets.[18][19]

He was awarded 'Indian of the Year 2017'.[20]

In 2024, Suresh Prabhu won the Lifetime Achievement Award at EPG's 16th Annual Political & Public Life Awards at the House of Commons.[21]

Published works

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  • "Students' Unrest" at the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management, Mumbai.
  • "Causes and Consequences of Mass Unemployment of Youths" at the Central Committee for International Voluntary Services (CCIVS), UNESCO, Paris.
  • "Problems of Youth in Third World Countries" at CCIVS, Monrovia (Liberia).
  • "North-South Co-operation", paper read at an international seminar at New Delhi on behalf of Bharat Sevak Samaj.
  • "Contribution of NGO's Towards Peace" - Asian Youth Seminar, New Delhi.

Social Work and interests

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Business Standard (4 July 2020). "Suresh Prabhu joins Rishihood University as the Founding Chancellor". Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ a b "Suresh Prabhu appointed as Visiting Professor in Practice". LSE. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Suresh Prabhu appointed PM Modi's Sherpa for G20- Business News". www.businesstoday.in. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  4. ^ Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers Prime Minister's Office, Government of India
  5. ^ "Suresh Prabhu files nomination for Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh". The Economic Times.
  6. ^ "Suresh Prabhu, Birender Singh to be in Rajya Sabha from Haryana".
  7. ^ "Suresh Prabhu joins Rishihood University as the Founding Chancellor". 4 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Suresh Prabhu to draft new national co-op policy". The Times of India. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  9. ^ a b Suresh Prabhu Biodata Archived 11 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine India, Accessed on 10 November 2014
  10. ^ Layak, Suman (10 July 2016), "Cabinet reshuffle: Modi government's got talent but is it being fully utilised?", The Economic Times
  11. ^ "Shri. Suresh P. Prabhu". Zee News. 15 June 2010.
  12. ^ "47-member panel led by Suresh Prabhu to draft new national co-op policy". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Suresh Prabhu set to be re-elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha". The Economic Times. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Suresh Prabhu takes oath in Rajya Sabha". ZEE News. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  15. ^ Suresh Prabhu returns to the Cabinet Indian Express (9 November 2014)
  16. ^ "Rly. Minister Suresh Prabhu gets Maharatha Award", The Hindu, 19 August 2016
  17. ^ "GSB Maharatna Award for Suresh Prabhu", The Times of India, 19 August 2016
  18. ^ Bureau, ABP News. "Achche din? Report card of PM Modi's top 5 performing ministers". Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  19. ^ "Who are the Best performing ministers in the Narendra Modi government ? - Indian Youth". Indian Youth. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Coming Soon". www.brandsacademyindia.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ EPG (8 March 2024). "Sadiq Khan, Oliver Dowden, Angela Rayner top the poll at Awards". EPG Economic and Strategy Consulting. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  22. ^ "Manav Sadhan Vikas Sanstha".
  23. ^ "Governing Council".
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