Meet the Ministers - Cabinet Minister
Shri Mukul Wasnik
Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment
| Particulars | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Mukul Wasnik |
| Father's Name | Shri Balakrishna Ramchandra Wasnik |
| Date of Birth | 27th September, 1959 |
| Place of Birth | New Delhi |
| Educational Qualification | M.A., M.B.A. Educated at Mount Carmel Convent, SFS High School, Hislop College and Department of Business Management, Nagpur University, Nagpur (Maharashtra) |
| Profession | Political and Social Worker |
| Permanent Address | 365, Gandhi Nagar, Nagpur - 440 010 Tel: 0712 - 2242197 |
| Present Address | 36, Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi. Tel: 011-23014423, 23014432 Fax: 011-23012117 |
| Office Address | R.No.201 'C' Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi Tel: 011-23381001, 23381390 Fax: 011-23381902 |
| Present Position | Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, General Secretary, All India Congress Committee |
| Position Held | |
| 1979-80 | Joint Secretary, Nagpur City NSUI |
| 1980-81 | Vice President, Hislop College Students Council |
| 1981-82 | General Secretary, Nagpur University Students Council |
| 1981-84 | General Secretary, Maharashtra State NSUI |
| 1984-85 | Treasurer, All India NSUI |
| 1984 | Elected to 8th Lok Sabha |
| 1985-86 | Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. |
| 1985-88 | President, All India NSUI |
| 1988-90 | President, India Youth Congress |
| 1991 | Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1993-96 | Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development (Department of Youth Affairs & Sports) and Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs. |
| 1998 | Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 1998 - Feb 2001 | Secretary, All India Congress Committee (AICC) |
| 1998-99 | Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment &
Forests, and its Sub-Committee on Food Technology. Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme. Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment & Forests. |
| Feb 2001 - till date | Member, Congress Working Committee |
| May 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
| Special Interests | Agriculture, law, industry, labour, education and Upliftment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Sports |
| Favourite Pastime and Recreation | Reading and traveling |
| Sports and Clubs | Cricket and athletics Member, India International Centre, New Delhi Member, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi Member, DDA Sports Club, Siri Fort, New Delhi. |
| Countries Visited | Widely traveled; attended 12th World Festival of Youth and
Students, Moscow, 1985; Member, Delegation to the United
Nations 42nd General Assembly Session, 1987; and 10th
Anniversary Celebrations of Sandinista Front, Nicaragua,
1987; Leader:
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| Other Information | Senate Member, Nagpur University; Member, Board of Visitors,Indira Gandhi Medical College, Nagpur, Member:
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