| Girija Vyas | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation | |
| In office 17 June 2013 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Ajay Maken |
| Succeeded by | Venkaiah Naidu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1946-07-08) 8 July 1946 (age 78) Nathdwara, Rajputana Agency, British India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Girija Vyas (born 8 July 1946) is an Indian politician, poet and author. She was a Member of the 15th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, from the Chittorgarh constituency and former president of National Commission for Women of India.
Personal life
Girija Vyas was born on 8 July 1946 to Krishna Sharma and Jamuna Devi Vyas.
After obtaining a Doctorate in Philosophy, she taught at Mohanlal Sukhadia University of Udaipur and the University of Delaware.
She has written eight books, three of which contain her poetry. Ehsaas Ke Par has her Urdu poems, Seep, Samundar Aur Moti has both her Hindi and Urdu poems while Nostalgia is enriched with English verses.
Political career
In 1985, as a candidate of the Indian National Congress party, she was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Udaipur, Rajasthan and served as a Minister in the Government of Rajasthan till 1990.
In 1991, she was elected to the Indian Parliament, representing Udaipur, Rajasthan in the Lok Sabha and was appointed a Deputy Minister (Information and Broadcasting) in the Federal Government of India in the Narsimha Rao ministry.
- 1993 onwards: President, All India Mahila Congress;
- 1993-96: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Member, Standing Committee on House and External Affairs
- 1996: Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
- 1996 onwards: Member, Committee on Raj Bhasha; Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women; Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
- 1999: Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
- 1999-2000: Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals
From 2001 to 2004, she was also the President, Rajasthan Provincial Congress Committee. Currently, she is chairperson, Media Department, All India Congress Committee and member, Indo-EU Civil Society.
In February 2005, the Congress Party dominated U.P.A. Government of Manmohan Singh, nominated her to the position of the Chairperson of the Fifth National Commission for Women, a Constitutional & Statutory body, a position she was holding till 01/08/2011.
She was also elected as M.L.A. in Rajasthan in 2008.
She was the Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in 2013.
References
- "Girija Vyas Biography, Girija Vyas Bio". Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byAjay Maken | Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation 17 June 2013 - 16 May 2014 |
Succeeded byVenkaiah Naidu |
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Rajasthani people
- 20th-century Indian women writers
- Mohanlal Sukhadia University alumni
- University of Delaware faculty
- People from Udaipur
- India MPs 2009–2014
- India MPs 1999–2004
- India MPs 1996–1997
- India MPs 1991–1996
- Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan
- Politicians from Udaipur
- 20th-century Indian poets
- Poets from Rajasthan
- Women writers from Rajasthan
- Women state cabinet ministers of India
- Women members of the Cabinet of India
- State cabinet ministers of Rajasthan
- Rajasthan MLAs 1985–1990
- Rajasthan MLAs 2008–2013
- Women members of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- Women members of the Lok Sabha
- 21st-century Indian women politicians
- 20th-century Indian women politicians