Suresh Prabhu (Indian Indian Politician) Biography

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Profession	Indian Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	11/07/1953
Age	72 years
Birthplace	Bombay, Bombay State (Now Mumbai)

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Political Party	Shiv Sena, Bharatiya Janata Party

School	Sharadashram Vidya Mandir, Dadar, Mumbai
College/University	M.L. Dahanukar College, Vile Parle, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	B.Sc Hons. in Commerce, Chartered Accountant

Zodiac Sign	Cancer
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra

Marital Status

Spouse

Uma Prabhu, Journalist (m. 1984-present)

Children

Son	Ameya Prabhu
Daughter	None

Father

Prabhakar Prabhu

Mother

Not Known

Siblings

Brother	Not Known
Sister	Not Known

Political Journey	Between 1996 and 2009, served as a Member of Parliament from Rajapur constituency as a member of Shiv Sena. Served as Industry Minister, Minister of Environment and Forests, Minister of Fertilizers & Chemicals, Power, Heavy Industry, and Public Enterprises under the Prime Ministership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee between 1998 and 2004. Elected as a Member of Rajya Sabha from Haryana in November 2014. Named as the Union Minister of Railways of India in November 2014. Elected to the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh in June 2016.

Political Journey

Between 1996 and 2009, served as a Member of Parliament from Rajapur constituency as a member of Shiv Sena.
Served as Industry Minister, Minister of Environment and Forests, Minister of Fertilizers & Chemicals, Power, Heavy Industry, and Public Enterprises under the Prime Ministership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee between 1998 and 2004.
Elected as a Member of Rajya Sabha from Haryana in November 2014.
Named as the Union Minister of Railways of India in November 2014.
Elected to the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh in June 2016.

Favourite Politician	Narendra Modi

1. Prabhu achieved 11th place in the CA exam he took.
2. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
3. Before November 2014, he belonged to Shiv Sena and later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
4. Asia Week identified him as one of India's three potential future leaders.
5. Suresh serves as a member of the World Bank parliamentary network and the South Asia Water regional group.
6. He received the Goud Saraswat Brahmin Samaj Maharatha Award in mid-August 2016.
7. He canceled a visit to Wharton School in protest of the cancellation of Narendra Modi’s keynote address.