Rabi Ray
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Rabi Ray (26 November 1926 – 6 March 2017) was an Indian socialist politician, a Gandhian, a speaker of the Lok Sabha and a former Union minister. He hailed from Odisha. He joined the Socialist Party in 1948, and later became member of the Samyukta Socialist Party, the Janata Party and the Janata Dal.[1][2]
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Rabi Ray | |
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9th Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
In office 19 December 1989 – 9 July 1991 | |
Prime Minister | Vishwanath Pratap Singh Chandra Sekhar |
Deputy | Shivraj Patil |
Preceded by | Balram Jakhar |
Succeeded by | Shivraj Patil |
Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
In office 25 January 1979 – 14 January 1980 | |
Prime Minister | Morarji Desai |
Preceded by | Raj Narain |
Succeeded by | Mohsina Kidwai |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1989–1996 | |
Preceded by | Sarat Kumar Deb |
Succeeded by | Srikant Kumar Jena |
Constituency | Kendrapara, Odisha |
In office 1967–1971 | |
Preceded by | Bibudhendra Mishra |
Succeeded by | Banamali Patnaik |
Constituency | Puri, Odisha |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 3 April 1974 – 2 April 1980 | |
Constituency | Odisha |
Personal details | |
Born | (1926-11-26)26 November 1926 Bhanagarh, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India |
Died | 6 March 2017(2017-03-06) (aged 90) Cuttack, Odisha, India |
Political party | Janata Dal |
Other political affiliations | Janata Party (Secular), Janata Party, Samyukta Socialist Party, Socialist Party |
Spouse | Dr. Saraswati Swain |
As of 11 July, 2009 Source: |
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