Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
Constituency: Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh)
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Father's Name: Late Lt. Col. T.S. Anand
Mother's Name: Late Smt. Amteshwar Anand
Date of Birth: Sunday, August 26, 1956
Birth Place: New Delhi
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Marriage: September 29, 1974
Spouse Name: Late Shri Sanjay Gandhi
No. of Sons: 1
State Name: Uttar Pradesh
Permanent Address: 14, Ashoka Road,
New Delhi -110 001
Tels. (011) 23359241, 23357088
9868180604, 9013180192 (M)
Present Address:
14, Ashoka Road,
New Delhi - 110 001
Tels. (011) 23359241, 23357088
9868180604, 9013180192 (M)
Email Id: gandhim[at]sansad[dot]nic[dot]in
Education Qualifications: I.S.C.
Profession: Writer
Positions Held:
1988-89
General-Secretary, Janata Dal (J.D.)
1989
Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
1989-91
Union Minister of State( Independent Charge),
Environment and Forests
Jan.-April 1990
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge),
Programme Implementation
1996
Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1996-97
Member, Committee on Science and Technology,
Environment and Forests
1998-99
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1998-99
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Social
Justice and Empowerment
1999
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)
13 Oct. 1999- 1 Sept. 2001
Union Minister of State,(Independent Charge) Social
Justice and Empowerment
1 Sept. 2001- 18 Nov. 2001
Union Minister of State, Culture with additional charge
of Animal Care (Independent Charge)
Union Minister of State, (Independent Charge)
18 Nov.2001- 30 June 2002 Programme Implementation and Statistics with
additional charge of Animal Care
2002-2004
Member, Committee on External Affairs
2004
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha ( 5th term)
Member, Committee on Health & Family Welfare
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment
and Forests
5 Aug. 2007
Member, Committee on Health & Family Welfare
2009
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term)
31 Aug. 2009
Member, Committee on Railways
23 Sep. 2009
Chairperson, Committee on Government Assurances
19 Oct. 2009
Member, General Purposes Committee
2014
Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (7th term)
26 May 2014
Union Minister of Women &Child Development
Book Published: (i) Sanjay Gandhi, (ii) The Rainbow and Other Stories; (iii) 1001
Animal Quiz, (iv) Penguin Book of Hindu Names; (v) Complete Book of Parsi and
Muslim Names; (vi) Brahma`s Hair, (vii) Heads and Tails; (viii) Animal Laws of India;
(ix) First Aid for Animals; (x) Natural Health for Your Dog; (xi) Wise and Wonderful
Animal Alphabet Quiz (xii) Fish Quiz (xiii) Bird Quiz and (xiv) Insect Quiz
Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments: Publisher/author of Etymological
Directories; Plant Mythology; Animal Activism and Laws; Editor, Surya, 1976-80;
widely read columnist: writer on animal welfare and environment; creator and
presenter of weekly T.V. shows on animals and environment in English and Hindi
Social and Cultural Activities: Chairperson, (i) People for Animals; (ii) RUGMARK;
Managing-Trustee, Ruth Cowell Foundation (Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Shelter
and Hospital) Writing, animal welfare and protection
Favourite Pastimes and Recreation: Reading and gardening
Countries Visited: Widely travelled
Other Information: Recipient of the prestigious (i) Lord Erskine Award from the
RSPCA, 1992; (ii) Environmentalist and Vegetarian of the year 1994; (iii) Prani Mitra
Award, 1996; (iv) Maharana Mewar Foundation Award, 1996 for Environmental work;
(v) Marchig Animal Welfare Trust Prize, Switzerland, 1997; (vi) Venu Menon Animal
Allies Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, 1999, (vii) Bhagwan Mahaveer
Foundation Award for Excellence in the sphere of Truth, Non-violence and
Vegetarianism, 1999; (viii) Ahimsa and Sadbhawna Award, 1999; (ix) Dewaliben
Charitable Trust Award, 1999; (x) International Women’s Association Woman of the
Year Award, Chennai, 2001 and (xi) Dinanath Mangeshkar Aadishakti Puraskar in
the field of Environment and animal welfare, 2001; Delivered the Schumacher
Address in U.K., 1995; Key-note Speaker at the National Alliance for Animals in
Washington, 1996; Member of 5 person (UNEP) SASAKAWA Environment Prize
Selection Committee; Special Invitee to Peace in Peacetime, International
Conference on Peace and Development, Puerto Rico, 2002; Chairperson,
International Jury of Energy Globe