Party Affiliation                  :    Biju Janata Dal                                              Constituency : 073--HINJILI

Elected on                           :    25/02/2000, 13/05/2004, 22/05/2009              District  : Ganjam

Date of Birth                      :    16/10/1946

Father's Name                   :    Late Biju Patnaik

Category                             :   General

Marital Status                    :   Unmarried

Educational Qualification   :   B.A.,Educated at University of Delhi (Delhi)

Profession                           :   Social Service

Position Held                      :   Chief Minister ( Orissa )

Member, Lok Sabha from ASKA Constituency as (Membership Loksabha) Janata   Dal Candidate,1997-1998

Member, Lok Sabha from ASKA Constituency as  Biju Janata Dal Candidate,1998-1999
Member, Lok Sabha from ASKA Constituency as Biju Janata Dal Candidate,1999-2000 (Minister)  

Union Minister for Steel & Mines 1998 to 1999
Union Minister for Mines & Minerals 13/10/1999 to 08/03/2000
Chief Minister, Orissa 05/03/2000 Onwards
Minister, Water Resource, Information & Technology 05/03/2000 to 06/08/2002
Minister, Home, Agriculture, General Administration,  05/03/2000 Onwards
Works, Parliamentary Affairs, Housing, Health & Family Welfare,
Women & Child Development, Rural Development, Higher Education,  Minister 09/07/2001 to 06/08/2002

 Minister, Finance, Planning and Co-ordination 06/08/2002 Onwards

 (Committees)  : Member, Library Committee (Parliament)
                         : Member, Standing Committee on Commerce (Parliament)
                         : Member, General Purpose Committee (Parliament)

Favourite Pastime : Reading, watching programmes on culture, history and environment

Special Interest : Culture and environment
Social Activities : Founder Member, Indian National Trust for
Art and Cultural Heritage  Cultural Activities (INTACH)

Country Visited : Widely traveled

Literary Activities : Writes articles on culture and environment

Book Written : A Second Paradise, A Desert Kingdom and The Garden of Life

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