Renuka Chowdhury | |
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_for_Women_%26_Child_Development,_Smt._Renuka_Chowdhury_briefing_the_media_persons_about_forthcoming_East_Asia_Gender_Equality_Ministerial_Meet,_in_New_Delhi_on_December_04,_2007.jpg) Renuka Chowdhury during a media press meet in New Delhi in December 2007. | |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Women and Child Development | |
| In office 29 January 2006 – 22 May 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Krishna Tirath |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism | |
| In office 23 May 2004 – 28 January 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Jagmohan |
| Succeeded by | Ambika Soni |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 10 October 1999 – 18 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Nadendla Bhaskara Rao |
| Succeeded by | Nama Nageswara Rao |
| Constituency | Khammam |
| Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 9 June 1997 – 19 March 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | I. K. Gujral |
| Preceded by | Saleem Iqbal Shervani Minister of State (Independent Charge) |
| Succeeded by | Dalit Ezhilmalai Minister of State (Independent Charge) |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Badulgula Lingaiah Yadav |
| Constituency | Telangana |
| In office 3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | M. V. Mysura Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Banda Prakash |
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| In office 3 April 1986 – 2 April 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Syed R Ali |
| Succeeded by | Yadlapati Venkata Rao |
| Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1954 Visakhapatnam, Andhra State, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (1998–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Telugu Desam Party (1984–1998) |
| Spouse(s) | Sreedhar Chowdhury (m. 7 October 1973) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Karnatak University |
| Occupation | Politician, social Worker |
Renuka Chowdhury (born 13 August 1954) is an Indian politician and a member of the Rajya Sabha representing Indian National Congress. she represented the political party in the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh and currently in Telangana. She has also served as the Union minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Women and Child Development and Tourism in the Government of India.