Background
Pant, Shri Krishna Chandra was born on August 10, 1931 in Bhowali, Uttar Pradesh, India. Son of Shri Govind Ballabh Pant.
Pant, Shri Krishna Chandra was born on August 10, 1931 in Bhowali, Uttar Pradesh, India. Son of Shri Govind Ballabh Pant.
Student, St. Joseph's College. Student, Lucknow University. Doctor (honorary), Udaipur University, 1976.
D. Science (honorary), Andhra Pradesh University, Waltair, 1986.
Member, Parliament, Nainital, India, 1962-1989;
member Executive Committee Congress Party, Parliament, Nainital, India, 1962-1963, 64-67;
secretary Congress Party, Parliament, Nainital, India, 1965-1966, 66-67;
minister finance, India, New Delhi, 1967-1969;
minister steel and heavy engineering, India, New Delhi, 1969-1970;
minister home affairs, head department electronics, India, New Delhi, 1970-1973;
head department science and industrial research, India, New Delhi, 1970-1971;
head department science and technical, India, New Delhi, 1971;
head department atomic energy, India, New Delhi, 1971-1973;
minister irrigation and power, India, New Delhi, 1973-1974;
cabinet minister energy, India, New Delhi, 1974-1977, 79-80;
cabinet minister education, India, New Delhi, 1984-1985;
cabinet minister steel and mines, India, New Delhi, 1985-1987;
cabinet minister defense, India, New Delhi, 1987-1989. Assistant to prime minister with departments science and technical, atomic energy, electronics, space, 1970-1977. Elected member Congress Working Committee, 1977.
Appointed general secretary All India Congress Committee. Chairman advisory board energy, 1983-1984. Member Human Rights Commission, 1965, vice-chairman 1966, alternate leader of Indian delegate, Geneva, 1984.
Delegate seminar on nuclear weapons, Toronto, 1966. Parliamentary advisor, alternate leader Indian Delaware to United Nations, 1972. Leader Indian delegate to Colombo Plan Consultative Committee Meeting, Rangoon, 1967, Seoul, 1968, to International Conference on Human Rights, Teheran, 1968.
Alternate leader of Ministerial Meeting of General Agreement of Tariff and Trades contracting parties Conference, Uruguay, 1986. Co-chairman Indo-Polish Commission, 1976. Vice president Indian Council for Africa.
Member National Integration Council, 1983-1984, Committee Public Undertakings, 1962-1967, Administrative Reforms. Commission Study Team Government Machinery. Speaker Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1991.
Member Institute Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (founder), Institute Engineers (life), Institute Defense Studies and Analyses, Nehru Institute Mountaineering (executive council), Delhi Gymkhana Club, Air Force Golf Club. Clubs: Dehli Gymkhana.
Married Ila Pant, June 20, 1957.