Detailed Profile: Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh

Name	Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
Constituency from which I am elected	Vaishali
Father's Name	Shri Ram Vriksha Singh
Mother's Name	Late Smt. Janki Devi
Date of Birth	06 Jun 1946
Birth Place	Shahpur, Distt. Vaishali (Bihar)
Maritial Status	Married
Date of Marriage	16 Jun 1966
Spouse Name	Smt. Kiran Singh
No. of Children	No.of Sons:2   No.of Daughters:1
State Name	Bihar
Party Name	Rashtriya Janata Dal
Permanent Address	Vill. Panapur Shahpur, P.O. Lavapur NarayanDistt. Vaishali Bihar
Present Address	8, Ashoka Road,New Delhi - 110 001Tels. (011) 23386093, 23383975
Email id	singhrp[at]sansad[dot]nic[dot]in
Educational Qualifications	M.Sc., Ph.D. (Maths) Educated at Rajendra College, L.S. College and Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar
Profession
Positions Held
1973-77	Secretary, Samyukta Socialist Party (S.S.P.), Distt. Sitamarhi
1977-90	Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly
1977-79	Minister of State, Power, Government of Bihar
1979-80	Member, Committee on Questions and Calling Attention
1980-85	President, Lok Dal, Distt. Sitamarhi
1985-89	Member, Central Parliamentary Board, Lok Dal
1985-90	Member, Public Accounts Committee
1987-90	Member, Pratyayukta Samiti
1989-90	Chairman, Library Committee
1990	Deputy Speaker, Bihar Legislative Assembly
1991-94	Deputy Leader, Bihar Legislative Council
1991-95	Member, Bihar Legislative Council
1994-95	Chairman, Bihar Legislative Council
1995-96	Minister, Energy, Relief, Rehabilitation and Department of Official Languages, Government of Bihar
1996	Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
1996-97	Union Minister of State, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Independent Charge)
1997-98	Union Minister of State, Food and Consumer Affairs (Independent Charge)
1998	Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1998-99	Chairman, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution; and its Sub-Committees on Department of Food and Civil Supplies; Department of Sugar and Edible Oils; Department of Consumer Affairs; and Department of Coordination
	Member, General Purposes Committee
	Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLAD)
	Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
1999	Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1999-2000	Leader, Rashtriya Janata Dal Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
	Member, Committee on Home Affairs
1999-2004	Member, General Purposes Committee
2004	Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)
23 May 2004 - 2009	Union Cabinet Minister, Rural Development
	Vice President, Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation & Management
2009	Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)
Jun. 2009	Member, Panel of Chairmen, Lok Sabha
6 Aug. 2009	Member, Committee on Estimates
31 Aug. 2009	Member, Committee on Home Affairs
19 Oct. 2009	General Purpose Committee
Social and Cultural Activities	Associated with socialist movement; Teachers movement; Farmers movement; and activities related to nation building
Special Interests	Social service; struggle against exploitation; legal aid to the farmers, the labourers and the oppressed; promotion of education and educational reforms
Sports and Clubs	Yoga and exercise
Favourite Pastimes and Recreation	Music
Countries Visited	Germany, U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information	Imprisoned during socialist movement, Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan movement and several political agitations

Source: Lok Sabha