Names |
SHASHI THAROOR |
Date of
Birth |
March 09, 1956 |
Identity |
Indian politician |
Date-wise Events / Works |
- October 28, 2012: He became the
Minister of State for Human Resource Development.
- May 18, 2014: He retired as
the Minister of State for Human Resource Development.
- May 28, 2009: He became the
Minister of State for External Affairs.
- April 18, 2010: He retired
as the Minister of State for External Affairs.
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General |
- He has been twice elected Member of Parliament
(Lok Sabha) from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
- He is a member of the Indian National Congress and
served as an official spokesperson for the party from
January to October 2014.
- Until 2007 he was a career official at the United
Nations, rising to the rank of Under-Secretary General for
Communications and Public Information in 2001.
- He is a globally recognised speaker too, on India's
economics and politics, as well as on freedom of the press,
human rights, Indian culture, and international affairs.
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