Shatrughan Sinha | |
|---|---|
 Sinha in 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Babul Supriyo |
| Constituency | Asansol, West Bengal |
| In office 2009–2019[1] | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Ravi Shankar Prasad[2] |
| Constituency | Patna Sahib,[3] Bihar |
| 35th Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 22 July 2002 – 29 January 2003[1] | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | C. P. Thakur |
| Succeeded by | Sushma Swaraj |
| 3rd Union Minister of Shipping | |
| In office 30 January 2003 – 22 May 2004[1] | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Ved Prakash Goyal |
| Succeeded by | K. Chandrashekhar Rao |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1996–2008[1] | |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shatrughan Prasad Sinha 15 July 1946 Patna, Bihar, British India |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (2019–2022) Bharatiya Janata Party (1980–2019) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including Sonakshi Sinha and Luv Sinha |
| Residence(s) | 10, Talkatora Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | Patna Science College, Patna FTII, Pune |
| Occupation |
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| Nickname(s) | Shotgun, Shatru[4] |
Shatrughan Prasad Sinha (born 15 July 1946) is an Indian actor and politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Asansol constituency as a member of All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). Earlier he was elected as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (2009–2014, 2014–2019) from Patna Sahib.[3] He was also a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha during 1996–2002 and 2002–2008.[1] He was a Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Shipping in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.[1] He was a member of standing committee on transport, tourism and culture and member of consultative committee in ministry of external affairs and overseas Indian affairs from 2014 to 2019.[1] In 2016, his biography, Anything but Khamosh,[5] was released.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Ravi Shankar Prasad pulls off stunning victory in Patna Sahib". The Times of India. 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ a b "MP Details".
- ^ Raheja, Dinesh (13 March 2003). "How Shatru became Shotgun!". www.Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ Pradhan, Bharathi S. (2016). Book. Om Books International. ISBN 9789385609596. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017.