Anand Sharma
Anand Sharma (born 5 January 1953) is an Indian politician and former Union Cabinet Minister in charge of Commerce and Industry and Textiles in the Government of India. Since June 2014, Sharma was the Deputy Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament till 2022.
Anand Sharma | |
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Anand Sharma at Davos World Economic Forum in 2012. | |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 8 June 2014 – 2 April 2022 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Chairman Rajya Sabha | |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| Preceded by | M. J. Akbar |
| Succeeded by | P. Chidambaram (interim) |
| Member of Parliament In Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2016 – 2 April 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Sikander Kumar |
| Constituency | Himachal Pradesh |
| In office 5 July 2010 – 9 March 2016 | |
| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India | |
| In office 22 May 2009 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Kamal Nath |
| Succeeded by | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1953 Shimla, Punjab, India (now in Himachal Pradesh, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Zenobia Sharma |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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