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Father's Name
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Late Mr. Stefano Maino
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Mother's Name
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Mrs. Paola Predebon
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Date of Birth
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09 Dec 1946
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Place of Birth
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Lusiana, Vicenza (Italy)
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Marital Status
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Widow
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Date of Marriage
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25 Feb 1968
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Spouse's Name
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Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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Certificate course in English language from Cambridge, U.K.
Foreign Languages:
(i) Three years course in foreign languages (English & French)
completed in 1964 at Istituto Santa Teresa, Via Santa Teresa 10, Turin, Italy
(ii) Certificate course in English from Lennox Cook School, University of Cambridge, completed in 1965
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Profession
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Political and Social Worker
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Permanent Address
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10, Janpath,
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New Delhi - 110011
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Tels. (011) 23014481
Fax. (011) 23018651
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Present Address
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10, Janpath,
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New Delhi - 110 011
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Tels. (011) 23014481, 23012656
Fax. (011) 23018651
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Positions Held
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Mar. 1998 onwards
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President, Indian National Congress
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Chairperson, Congress (I) Parliamentary Party (CPP)
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1999
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Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
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1999 - 2004
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Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha
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1999-2000
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Chairperson, United Progressive Alliance
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2004 - 2009 and 2009 - 2014
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Chairperson, National Advisory Council
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23 Mar. 2006
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Resigned from 14th Lok Sabha
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15 May 2006
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Re-elected in a bye-election
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16 May 2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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29 Mar. 2010
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Appointed Chairperson of the (re-constituted), National Advisory Council
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May, 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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Books Published
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Authored (i) “Rajiv”; and “Rajiv’s World”; Edited (i) “Freedom’s Daughter” and (ii) “Two
Alone, Two Together” (two volumes of letters exchanged between Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and
Indira Gandhi from 1922 to 1964)
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Special Interests
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Protection of the environment; Indian handlooms, handicrafts, Indian classical and tribal art & music; conservation of oil painting.
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading and gardening
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Sports and Clubs
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Member, (i) President`s Polo Club; and (ii) India International Centre
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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Chairperson, (i) Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, (ii) Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust, and (iii) Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund; President, (i) Swaraj Bhavan Trust; (ii) Kamla Nehru Memorial Hospital Society; Trustee, Jalianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust
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