Name Smt. Sonia Gandhi
Constituency from which I am elected Rae Bareli
Father's Name: Late Mr. Stefano Maino
Mother's Name: Mrs. Paola Predebon
Date of Birth: 1946-12-09
Birth Place: Lusiana, Vicenza, (Italy)
Maritial Status: Widow
Date of Marriage: 1968-02-25
Spouse Name: Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi
No. of Children No.of Sons:1 No.of Daughters:1
State Name: Uttar Pradesh
Party Name: Indian National Congress (INC)
Permanent Address
Present Address 10, Janpath,New Delhi - 110 011,Tels. (011) 23014161, 23012656
Email id soniagandhi@sansad.nic.in
Educational Qualifications (i) Three years course in foreign languages (English and French) completed in 1964 at Istituto Santa Teresa, Turin, Italy (ii) Certificate in English from Lennox Cook School, Cambridge, U.K. completed in 1965
Profession Political and Social Worker
Positions Held: President, Indian National Congress( Mar. 1998 onwards)Chairperson, Congress (I) Parliamentary Party (CPP)Elected to 13th Lok Sabha( 1999)Leader of Opposition, Lok SabhaMember, General Purposes Committee( 1999-2000)Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha ( 2nd term)( 2004)Chairperson, United Progressive AllianceChairperson, National Advisory Council( 2004-22 Mar. 2006)Resigned from 14th Lok Sabha( 23 Mar. 2006)Re-elected in a bye-election( 15 May 2006)Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)( 16 May 2009)Appointed Chairperson of the (re-constituted), National Advisory Council( 29 Mar. 2010)
Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests
Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation
Hobbies: Reading and gardening
Countries Visited Widely travelled
Other Information IChairperson/I (i) Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, (ii) Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust (iii) Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund IPresident/I (i) Swaraj Bhavan Trust (ii) Kamla Nehru Memorial Hospital Society ITrustee/I Jalianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust IMember/I Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.
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