Background
Anand Sharma is the son of Philisophy A. Sharma and Prabha Rani Sharma and was born in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
politician member of the Rajya Sabha
Anand Sharma is the son of Philisophy A. Sharma and Prabha Rani Sharma and was born in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
He was educated at R.P.C.S.D.B. College, Shimla and Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.
Since June 2014, Sharma is the Deputy Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was also a former President of the Youth Congress. Sharma asserts that the country needed investment in the manufacturing sector and the cost of cr must be brought down for this purpose.
In February 2012, Sharma led a business delegation of more than 120 people to Pakistan for improving trade ties.
During this visit, he discussed the revision of the existing visa bilateral agreement, signed in 1974, with his Pakistani counterpart Makhdoom Muhammad Ameen Faheem, to facilitate travel by bona fide businessmen from both the countries. 1984-1986 Member, Committee on Petitions, Rajya Sabha
1985-1988 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Lok Pal Bill
1986-1989 Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha
1987-1988 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence (India)
1988-1990 Member, Committee on Government Assurances Member, Press Council of India
April 2004 Elected to Rajya Sabha
August
2004 – July 2006 Member, Business Advisory Committee
October 2004 – January 2006 Ministry of External Affairs (India)
29 January
2006 – 22 May 2009 Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
22 May 2009 onwards Minister of Commerce and Industry
July 2010 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan 12 July 2011 onwards Minister of Textiles (Additional Charge)
14th March 2016 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh.
August 2004 – January 2006 Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence. Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs. Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament.