Suresh Prabhu
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu (born 11 July 1953) is an Indian politician. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1996 to 2009, representing Rajapur in the Lok Sabha. He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha, representing Andhra Pradesh and Haryana from 2014 to 2022.[3][4] He held several ministerial portfolios in the Union Government, including Ministry of Civil Aviation, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Minister of Railways, Minister of Fertilizers & Chemicals, and Minister of Environment and Forests. He is the current chancellor of Rishihood University and chairman of the Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture (ICFA).[5][6] Prabhu was appointed to the Bloomberg New Economy Advisory Board as the only representative from India.[7] In addition, he also worked in the Global Advisory Council of the World Economic Forum.[8] Education and careerSuresh Prabhu is a chartered accountant by profession, becoming qualified in 1977.[9] He attended Sharad Ashram Vidyamandir, Dadar, Mumbai for schooling. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree with Honours from M. L. Dahanukar College, Vile Parle, Mumbai, and a Bachelor of Law degree from the New Law College (Ruparel College campus), Mumbai.[10] Political careerSuresh Prabhu has been elected from Rajapur Constituency, Madhya Pradesh from 1996-2004 under Shiv Sena.[11][12] Prabhu held ministerial positions during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government (1998–2004). His first portfolio was Minister of Industry.[13] Prabhu served as Minister of Environment and Forests from 9 March 1998 to 13 October 1999 under the Vajpayee government.[13] During this period, initiatives included developing bamboo resources, drafting the Biological Diversity Act, preparing the National Environment Action Plan, and finalizing various waste management rules.[14] He held the Ministry of Fertilizers and Chemicals from 1999 to 2000.[15] He worked on policies for the fertilizers, pharmaceutical, petrochemicals, and chemicals sectors.[14] He served as Minister of Power from 2000 to 2004.[16] The Electricity Act of 2003 was enacted during his tenure.[17] Reforms made under his ministry encouraged the people to set up their business without being dependent on captive power generation.[18] Prabhu was appointed Chairperson of the Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers under the Vajpayee government.[19] In the first term of the Narendra Modi government, Suresh Prabhu was appointed Minister of Railways but resigned in 2017 following train accidents.[20][21] In January 2016, the World Bank invited Prabhu to speak on the role of transport and cities in achieving climate goals.[22] He served as Minister of Commerce and Industry from 2017 to 2019.[23] Prahbu also visited Russia to participate in “Timber in the Far East-Increasing Industry’s Economic Return” and talked about India-Russia ties with Russian minister Dmitry Kobylkin. In the final period of the first term of the Narendra Modi government, he served as Minister of Civil Aviation.[24] During this time, Prahbu helped construct seven airports across the country.[25] Awards and recognitionOn 18 August 2016, Prabhu received the Goud Saraswat Brahmin Samaj Maharatha Award.[26][27] Media surveys between 2014 and 2017 apparently ranked him among the top performing ministers.[28][29] He was appointed as Visiting Professor in Practice by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.[30] In 2024, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Economic Policy Group (EPG).[31] Social work and interests
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