Ashwani Kumar
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Shri Ashwani Kumar a politician from the Indian National Congress
party,currently serving as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Planning.A Member of the Parliament of India
representing Punjab
in the Rajya Sabha
, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, he earlier was the Minister of State
in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
in UPA Government till 2009.
Kumar was born in Delhi
and is married with one son and one daughter.
Kumar is also a member of Indo-Japan Parliamentary Group.
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
party,currently serving as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Planning.A Member of the Parliament of India
Parliament of India
The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body in India. Founded in 1919, the Parliament alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all political bodies in India. The Parliament of India comprises the President and the two Houses, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha...
representing Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
in the Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...
, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, he earlier was the Minister of State
Minister of State
Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "minister of state" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister...
in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry administers two departments, the Department of Commerce and the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion. The head of the Ministry is a Minister of Cabinet rank...
in UPA Government till 2009.
Kumar was born in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
and is married with one son and one daughter.
Kumar is also a member of Indo-Japan Parliamentary Group.