Education
Jai Narain Vyas University. Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Jai Narain Vyas University. Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
She is a former Minister of Culture in India"s central government. Katoch was sworn in as Cabinet Minister in the Government of India on 28 October 2012, and was given the portfolio of the Ministry of Culture. She contested but lost in the Indian general election, 2014.
1972-1977 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1977 Deputy Minister, Government of Himachal Pradesh
1982-1984 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (second term)
1984 (for 9 Months) Minister of State, Tourism, Government of Himachal Pradesh
1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha from Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)
1996 Elected to Rajya Sabha
1998-1999 Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Party in Rajya Sabha
1999-1903 President, All India Mahila Congress
2003-2007 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (third term)
2003-2004 Cabinet Minister, Government of Himachal Pradesh
2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha from Jodhpur(2nd term)
2012 Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Cultural, Government of India.
She was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of parliament), representing Jodhpur constituency.
