Ravi Shankar Prasad
Ravi Shankar Prasad was an advocate before he forayed into politics and was elected to Rajya Sabha for four terms. An avid proponent of all things digital, he predominantly coined the Digital India phrase and cemented its ethos into India's e-governance.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad Biography
Ravi Shankar Prasad was an advocate before he forayed into politics and was elected to Rajya Sabha for four terms. An avid proponent of all things digital, he predominantly coined the Digital India phrase and cemented its ethos into India's e-governance. He's credited for bringing digital TV to India and his work on cyber security, data privacy, and several new e-governance activities that navigated the country to a new landscape of Digital India. He was first elected to Rajya Sabha in 2000 and served as a Minister in the Vajpayee's administration in 2001-2003. He served as a Union Minister of Law and Justice and Information and technology in 2014. He was e-inducted into Modi's cabinet as Minister of law and justice in 2019.
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By Keshav Karna Updated: Thursday, July 8, 2021, 12:30:16 PM [IST]
Ravi Shankar Prasad Personal Life
| Full Name | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| Date of Birth | 30 Aug 1954 (Age 69) |
| Place of Birth | Patna (Bihar) |
| Party Name | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Education | |
| Profession | Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India |
| Father's Name | Late Shri Thakur Prasad |
| Mother's Name | Shrimati Bimla Prasad |
Ravi Shankar Prasad Net Worth
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Interesting Facts about Ravi Shankar Prasad
He led the student movement in Bihar under the leadership of Shri Jai Prakash Narayan and was imprisoned during the Emergency. He did his M.A. from Patna University in 1974-1976 and L.L.B. from Patna Law College in 1976-1979.
Political Timeline of Ravi Shankar Prasad
2021
- Ravi Shankar Prasad stepped down from all ministerial position in Modi Cabinet on 7 July, 2021.
2019
- He was subsequently appointed Minister of law and justice, Minister of communications and Minister of electronics and information technology.
2019
- Ravi Shankar Prasad fought his first Lok Sabha election from Patna Sahib and defeated Congress's Shatrughan Sinha by a margin of over 2,85,000 votes.
2018
- He was re-elected to Rajya Sabha to serve a fourth term.
2016
- Minister of Law and Justice; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.
2012
- He was elected Member, Committee on Finance and Member, Business Advisory Committee.
2012
- He was re-elected to Rajya Sabha for a third term.
2009
- Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance.
2009
- Member, Committee on Information Technology.
2006
- He was re-elected to Rajya Sabha for a second term. Subsequently elected as Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs.
2004
- Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance.
2004
- Member, Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (Rajya Sabha).
2004
- Member, Committee on Human Resource Development.
2003
- Minister of State (Independent charge) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
2002
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice.
2001
- He was elected Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal and Mines.
2000
- He was elected to Rajya Sabha and subsequently made Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals and Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance.
Ravi Shankar Prasad Early Life
2000
- Senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India.
1999
- Designated senior advocate at Patna High Court
1980
- He was a lawyer at Patna High Court.
Ravi Shankar Prasad Achievements
Has been civil liberty and human rights activist; a keen debater both in Hindi and English in college and university days and achieved regular distinction in debating competitions at the state and the national level.
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