Anant Prasad Sharma | |
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Governor of West Bengal | |
In office 10 October 1983 – 16 August 1984 | |
Appointed by | Zail Singh |
Chief Minister | Jyoti Basu |
Preceded by | B. D. Pande |
Succeeded by | Satish Chandra (Acting) |
Governor of Punjab | |
In office 21 February 1983 – 10 October 1983 | |
Appointed by | Zail Singh |
Chief Minister | Darbara Singh |
Preceded by | Surjit Singh Sandhawalia (Acting) |
Succeeded by | B. D. Pande |
Minister of Communications | |
In office 2 September 1982 – 14 February 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | C. M. Stephen |
Succeeded by | Indira Gandhi |
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation | |
In office 8 June 1980 – 2 September 1982 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik |
Succeeded by | Indira Gandhi |
Minister of Shipping and Transport | |
In office 14 January 1980 – 19 October 1980 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | Janeshwar Mishra (Minister of State, I/C) |
Succeeded by | Veerendra Patil |
Minister of State for Industry | |
In office 9 August 1976 – 24 March 1977 Serving with Buddha Priya Maurya | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Minister | T. A. Pai |
Minister of State for Industry and Civil Supplies | |
In office 10 October 1974 – 9 August 1976 Serving with Buddha Priya Maurya and A. C. George | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Minister | T. A. Pai |
Personal details | |
Born | December 25, 1919 |
Died | October 1988 | (aged 68)
Anant Prasad Sharma (25 December 1919 – October 1988) was an Indian Railway Union leader, politician who became Minister of State for Industry, and Union Minister of the government of India. He was also the Governor of the State of Punjab and the State of West Bengal. He was a member of the 3rd Lok Sabha and 5th Lok Sabha from Buxar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] He was a member of the Rajya Sabha three times, in 1968–1971, 1978–1983 and 1984–1988.[2]