Background
Gujral, Inder Kumar was born on December 4, 1919 in Jhelum, now Pakistan. Arrived in India, 1947. Son of Shri Avtar Narain and Shrimati Pushpa Gujral.
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Inder GUJRAL, Indian politician. Council of Ministers, Government, of India 1967-1976 holding portfolios for Communications and Parliament. Affairs 1967-1969, for Information, Communications and Broadcasting 1969-1971; Rajya Sabha 1970-1976; All India Central Citizens Council, Secretary Resources Sub-Committee; All India Congress Committee.
Education
Student, Forman Christian College. Student, Hailey College Commerce, Lahore, Pakistan. Student, Punjab University.
Doctor of Philosophy, D. Litt (honorary), Guru Namak Dev University. Doctor of Philosophy, D. Litt (honorary), Jauria Undu. Master of Arts, Soka University.
Career
Jailed for participation in freedom movement,, Pakistan, 1930-1931, 42;
vice president, New Delhi Municipal Committee,, 1959-1964;
Member of Parliament,, 1964-1976, 89-91;
ambassador to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics,, Moscow, 1976-1980;
member Council Mins.,, Government of India,, New Delhi, 1967-1976;
minister committee and parliamentary affairs, Government of India, New Delhi, 1967-1969;
minister for information, communication and broadcasting, Government of India, New Delhi, 1969-1971;
minister state for works, housing and urban development, Government of India, New Delhi, 1971-1972;
minister for information and broadcasting, Government of India, New Delhi, 1972-1975;
minister for planning, Government of India, New Delhi, 1975-1976;
minister external affairs, Government of India, New Delhi, 1990;
member, Lok Sabha, since 1989;
minister external affairs, Government India, New Delhi, 1996-1997;
prime minister, Government India, New Delhi, since 1997. Alternate leader Indian delegate Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, Canberra, Australia, 1966. Member All Indian Congress Committee.
Alternate leader Indian delegations to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1970, 72, 74, to United Nations session on environmental, Stockholm, 1972. Chairman United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Seminar on Man and Current Comm. Systems, Paris, 1973;leader Indian delegate United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization session on environmental and education, Tbilisi, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1977.
Achievements
Membership
Founder, president Delhi Arts Theatre. An organizer Citizens Committee for Civil Defense. Member Federation Film Societies India (treasurer), Lok Kalyan Samiti (vice president), Rotary (co-chairman Asian regional conference 1958), Capital Plan Monitoring Communications chairman Official Communications for Promotion of Urdu (Gujral Communications).
Vice president, New Delhi Municipal Council, 1959-1964, president Lahore Students Union, General Secretary, Punjab Students Federation, Eminent Persons Grp., Algeria, 1998.
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Married Shrimati Sheila Gujral, May 26, 1945. 2 children.
