Detailed Profile: Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu
| Name | Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu |
| Father's Name | Late Shri Rangaiah Naidu |
| Mother's Name | Late Shrimati Ramanamma |
| Date of Birth | 01/07/1949 |
| Birth Place | Chavatapalem, Distt. Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) |
| Maritial Status | Married On 14 April 1970 |
| Spouse Name | Shrimati M. Usha |
| No. of Children | one Daughter One Son |
| State Name | Karnataka |
| Party Name | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Permanent Address | Podium Block, V.V.Tower, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Road, Bengaluru - 560001 |
| Present Address | 30, Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi - 110011 Telephone : 23019387, 23019388, Mobile: 9868181988 |
| Email id | mvnaidu[at]sansad[dot]nic[dot]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 Colleges 1974 Convener, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Kshatra Sangharsha Samiti of Andhra Pradesh 1977-80 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 Agriculture Dec. 1999 - 2001 Member, Committee on Finance Jan. 2000 - Feb. 2004 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Rural Development 30 Sept. 2000 - 30 June 2002 Minister of Rural Development July 2002- Dec. 2003 National President, B.J.P. Jan. 2003 - Feb. 2004 Member, Committee on External Affairs Jan. 2004 - Oct. 2004 National President, B.J.P. (second term) July 2004 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha Aug. 2004 - May 2009 Member, Committee on Finance Oct. 2004 - May 2009 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution April 2005 - Jan. 2006 Vice-President, B.J.P. Jan. 2006 onwards Member, Parliamentary Board of B.J.P. and Central Election Committee Sept. 2006- Sept. 2009 Chairman, Committee on Petitions Oct. 2006 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee Dec. 2008 onwards Member, Tobacco Board Aug. 2009 onwards Chairman, Committee on Home Affairs July 2010 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha April 2011 onwards Chairman, Sub-Committee to examine various provisions of the Enemy Property (Amendment & Validation) Second Bill, 2010 of the Committee on Home Affairs Dec. 2011 onwards Vice-President,Parliamentary Forum on Disaster Management Aug. 2012 onwards Chairman, Committee on Human Resource Development |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Source: Rajya Sabha 
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