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Father's Name
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Shri Omprakash
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Sneh Lata
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Date of Birth
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13 Dec 1954
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Place of Birth
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Delhi
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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26 Feb 1982
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Nutan
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No. of Sons
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2
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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M.B.B.S, M.S. (ENT)
Educated at G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur, U.P.
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Profession
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Medical Practitioner
Consultant E.N.T. Surgeon
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Permanent Address
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E-8A/14, Krishna Nagar,
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Delhi - 110051
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Tel : (011) 22096894, 09810115311 (M)
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Present Address
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8, Tees January Marg,
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New Delhi - 110 011
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Tels. : (011)
23794648, 23794649
Fax : (011) 23794640
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Positions Held
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1993 - 2014
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Member, Delhi Legislative Assembly (Five Terms)
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1993 - 1998
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Minister of Health, Education, Law & Justice & Legislative Affairs, Govt. of NCT of Delhi
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May, 2014
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Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
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27 May 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014
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Union Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare
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9 Nov. 2014 onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, Science and Technology; and Earth Sciences
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18 May 2017 onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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Books Published
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A Tale of Two Drops (English)
Kahaani Do Boondo Ki (Hindi)
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Several articles were published in scientific journals of Otolaryngology and regularly writing articles on subjects of health and national interest in various newspapers (dailies and weekly magazines).
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Actively associated with many social and professional organisations (details can be accessed on the Website www.drharshvardhan.com)
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Special Interests
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Activities pertaining to the field of health at national and international level particularly polio eradication, tobacco control, essential drug policy, organ donation, etc.
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Music, films and social work
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Sports and Clubs
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Interested in Cricket, Lawn Tennis and Sports in general in a big way.
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Countries Visited
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Australia, Brazil, Bangladesh, Finland, France, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People`s Republic of China), Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.
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Other Information
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Served as Advisor to World Health Organization for many years and was member of many international technical committees.
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