The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha

Smt. Meira Kumar

Address:

D-1029, New Friends Colony
New Delhi – 110025
Phone No. 91-11-26910618, 26910639

Date of Birth :

31.03.1945

Family Details :

Family History:

Daughter of late Babu Jagjivan Ram, freedom fighter, crusader for social justice and Deputy Prime Minister
Mother, late lndrani Devi, freedom fighter, social worker and author of many books

Education:

Language :

Proficient in English, Spanish, Hindi, Sanskrit, Bhojpuri

Indian Foreign Service:

Joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1973
Served in the Embassy of India, Madrid, Spain, High Commission of India, London, U.K. and Ministry of External Affairs, Delhi
Member, Indo-Mauritius joint Commission to Mauritius, 1984
Member, Official delegation accompanying the President of India on State visit to Mauritius, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and Yemen Arab Republic, 1984

Parliamentary Career:

Member of Parliament (Congress), 8th Lok Sabha from Bijnor, U.P. {Resigned from the Indian Foreign Service to enter politics after late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, asked her to contest the Bijnor bye-election
Member of Parliament (Congress), 11th Lok Sabha from Karol Bagh, Delhi. Was one of the two Congress candidates to win in Delhi
Member of Parliament (Congress), 12th Lok Sabha from Karol Bagh, Delhi. Was the only Congress candidate to win in Delhi
Member of Parliament (Congress) 14th Lok Sabha from Sasaram, Bihar, the Constituency held by Babu Jagjivan Ram for over 50 years. Won with the highest margin in Bihar
Member of Parliament (Congress) 15th Lok Sabha from Sasaram, Bihar
Among the very few leaders to win Lok Sabha elections from three different States
Member, Indian Parliamentary Group
Member, Inter Parliamentary Union

Congress Party Responsibilities:

Ministerial Responsibilities:

Delegations Abroad:

Official visit to Belgium, 2008
Official visit to Mauritius, 2007
Official visit to Egypt, 2007
Accompanied President Dr.Abdul Kalam on State visit to Tanzania & South Africa, 2004
Leader, Indian Non-Government Delegation, to United Nations Preparatory Committee Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, Geneva, 2000
Member, all party delegation of MPs to conference on Towards Detente in the Sub- Continent, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1999
Chief Speaker, Golden Jubilee Celebration of India's Independence, University of Hull, England, 1997
Leader, Congress Party delegation to POSSAC Conference, Athens Greece, 1996
Leader, Congress Party delegation, to World Conference on Solidarity with Cuba, Havana, 1994
Leader, Congress Party delegation to inaugurate Indian National Congress of America, San Francisco, 1994
Member, Government of India delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, New York, USA, 1994
Member, Congress Party delegation to Mauritius for MMM (the ruling party) Conference, 1993
Chief Speaker, Guru Ravidas Birth Anniversary celebrations, United Kingdom, 1993
Leader, Indian delegation to Detroit, USA for Conference on Democracy, 1989
Leader, Congress Party delegation to Sweden for Socialist International Women Conference, 1989
Participant, Inter-Parliamentary Conference, Bulgaria, 1987
Member, Congress Party delegation to Mauritius for MMM (the ruling party) Conference, 1987

Social and Cultural Activities:

Committed towards ensuring social & economic equity, empowerment of weaker sections. Especially active in movements relating to social sector reforms, human rights and democracy.
Former President, All India Samta Movement
Former President, Ravidas Smarak Society, Varanasi, from 2000-2006
Former Chairperson, Meera Kala Mandir, Udaipur
Chairperson, Jagjivan Ram Sanatorium Dehri- on-Sone, 2000-2006
Former, President, Jagjivan Seva Ashram, Sasaram
Former, Chairperson, Rajendra Bhawan Trust
Member, Supreme Court Bar Association, from 1986
Managing Trustee, Jagjivan Ashram Trust, Delhi, 1985-2004
President, RVAKV Society Delhi (institution for blind girls), 1992-98
Member, Senate Punjab University, 1987-91
Member, Senate Patna University, 1969-71
Member, Governing Body, Indian Council for Cultural Relation (ICCR), 1987-92

Special Interests:

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