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Anand Sharma | |
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 Anand Sharma at Davos World Economic Forum in 2012. | |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 8 June 2014 – 2 April 2022 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Chairman Rajya Sabha | |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| Preceded by | M. J. Akbar |
| Succeeded by | P. Chidambaram (interim) |
| Member of Parliament In Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2016 – 2 April 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Sikander Kumar |
| Constituency | Himachal Pradesh |
| In office 5 July 2010 – 9 March 2016 | |
| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India | |
| In office 22 May 2009 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Kamal Nath |
| Succeeded by | Nirmala Sitharaman[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1953 Shimla, Punjab, India (now in Himachal Pradesh, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Zenobia Sharma |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Anand Sharma (born 5 January 1953) is an Indian politician and former Union Cabinet Minister in charge of Commerce and Industry and Textiles[2] in the Government of India. Since June 2014, Sharma was the Deputy Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament until 2022.[3]
- ^ Minister of State (Independent Charge)
- ^ "Minister of Commerce of India Anand Sharma to visit Finland – Embassy of Finland, Washington – Consulate Generals of Finland, New York, Los Angeles : Current Affairs : Ministry for Foreign Affairs News". Finland.org. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Anand Sharma named Deputy Leader of Congress in Rajya Sabha". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 9 June 2014.