Dinesh Trivedi
Dinesh Trivedi (born 4 June 1950) is an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from West Bengal and a former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (2009–2019) representing Barrackpore constituency of West Bengal. Prior to that he was Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha for two separate terms (1990–1996, 2002 to 2008). He is the former Union Minister for Railways and the former Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare under Manmohan Singh's cabinet.
Dinesh Trivedi | |
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Trivedi holding a press conference on modernization of Indian Railways, in New Delhi, September 21, 2011. | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2020 – 12 February 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Hassan Imran |
| Succeeded by | Jawhar Sircar |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| In office 2002–2008 | |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| In office 1990–1996 | |
| Constituency | Gujarat |
| Minister of Railways | |
| In office 13 July 2011 – 18 March 2012 | |
| President | Pratibha Patil |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Mamata Banerjee |
| Succeeded by | Mukul Roy |
| Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 22 May 2009 – 13 July 2011 | |
| President | Pratibha Patil |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| Preceded by | Panabaka Lakshmi (independent charge) |
| Succeeded by | Sudip Bandyopadhyay |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tarit Baran Topdar |
| Succeeded by | Arjun Singh |
| Constituency | Barrackpore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1950 New Delhi, India |
| Died | |
| Resting place | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1980–1990) Janata Dal (1990–1998) All India Trinamool Congress (1998–2021) |
| Parent | |
| Alma mater | St. Xavier's College, Calcutta (BCom) University of Texas, Austin (MBA) |
| Profession | Pilot |
As of 12 February 2021 | |
Trivedi was recipient of Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2016–2017 period and was felicitated at an event at the central hall of Parliament. He is also the Chairman of the Indo-European Union Parliamentary Forum (IEUPF), and other Parliamentary Forums.
On 12 February 2021, Trivedi resigned from Trinamool Congress and also decided to quit his Rajya Sabha seat. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 6 March 2021.