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Anand Sharma
Indian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anand Sharma (born 5 January 1953) is an Indian politician and former Union Cabinet Minister in charge of Commerce and Industry and Textiles[2] in the Government of India. Since June 2014, Sharma was the Deputy Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament until 2022.[3]
Quick Facts Deputy Leader of the Opposition Rajya Sabha, President ...
Anand Sharma | |
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![]() Anand Sharma at Davos World Economic Forum in 2012. | |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Rajya Sabha | |
In office 8 June 2014 – 2 April 2022 | |
President | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Chairman Rajya Sabha | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
Preceded by | M. J. Akbar |
Succeeded by | P. Chidambaram (interim) |
Member of Parliament In Rajya Sabha | |
In office 3 April 2016 – 2 April 2022 | |
Succeeded by | Sikander Kumar |
Constituency | Himachal Pradesh |
In office 5 July 2010 – 9 March 2016 | |
Constituency | Rajasthan |
Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India | |
In office 22 May 2009 – 26 May 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Preceded by | Kamal Nath |
Succeeded by | Nirmala Sitharaman[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | (1953-01-05) 5 January 1953 (age 71) Shimla, Punjab, India (now in Himachal Pradesh, India) |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Zenobia Sharma |
Alma mater | Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla |
Occupation | Lawyer |
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