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Deepender Singh Hooda (born 4 January 1978)[1] is an Indian politician. He is a five-term MP from the Indian National Congress. He has been elected as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Rohtak in 2024.[2] He was a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Haryana. He is a special invitee to the Congress Working Committee.[3]
Deepender Singh Hooda | |
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.png) Hooda addressing the Rajya Sabha, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 5 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Arvind Kumar Sharma, BJP |
| Constituency | Rohtak |
| In office 1 October 2005 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bhupinder Singh Hooda, INC |
| Succeeded by | Arvind Kumar Sharma, BJP |
| Constituency | Rohtak |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 10 April 2020 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Selja Kumari, INC |
| Constituency | Haryana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1978 Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Sweta Mirdha Hooda |
| Parent |
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| Residence(s) | Delhi, India |
| Profession | Political and Social Worker |
Hooda was the youngest parliamentarian when he entered politics in 2005.[4] He writes frequently on Indian economics and international affairs in the Indian Express and other prominent publications.[5]
Political career
editHooda has served three terms as Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha from Rohtak. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2020. Earlier he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rohtak for three terms. During the 16th Lok Sabha, he was the Whip of Indian National Congress in Parliament.[6] He served on several other statutory and parliamentary bodies in various capacities as an elected board member of the Council of Indian Institutes of Technology; as a Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy; as chairman of Indo-UK forum of Parliamentarians. In past, he has been a member of Parliamentary Standing Committees of Finance, External Affairs, Agriculture and Human Resource Development.[7]
He is the fourth generation of his family to be in public service. His father Bhupinder Singh Hooda served as the Chief Minister of Haryana for two terms while his grandfather, Ranbir Singh Hooda, was a freedom fighter, a member of the Constituent Assembly, a member of the 1st and 2nd Lok Sabha from Rohtak,[8] and Minister in Punjab (when Haryana was part of Punjab)[9] and a member of Rajya Sabha. His great grandfather Choudhary Matu Ram was a social reformer and a freedom fighter who worked closely with Mahatma Gandhi.
| SI No. | Year | House | Constituency | Party | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2005 (By Poll) |
14th Lok Sabha | Rohtak | INC | Consultative Committee on External Affairs. Committee on Agriculture. |
| 2. | 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | Rohtak | INC | Standing Committee on Human Resource Development. Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme. |
| 3. | 2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | Rohtak | INC | Standing Committee on Energy. |
| Lost the election in 2019 to BJP's Arvind Kumar Sharma. | |||||
| 4. | 2020 | Rajya Sabha | Haryana | INC | |
| 5 | 2024 | 18th Lok Sabha | Rohtak | INC | |
Corporate career
editHe then took a break to finish his MBA at Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, where he majored in finance and strategy. After his MBA, he joined American Airlines, Sabre Holdings, Dallas, USA as a senior manager.[10]
Education
editDeepender Hooda holds a Bachelor of Technology and Master of Business Administration and a bachelor's degree in law. He did his engineering from the Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences, Bhiwani. He did his MBA from Kelley School of Business at the Indiana University, Bloomington, where he majored in Finance and Strategy. At the Indiana University, he was awarded honorary Beta Gamma Sigma (top 1% of class) and was elected president of Asian Students Association at the University. During this period, he successfully led team of Asian students from the top 15 business schools in United States in holding Asian Business Conference at Harvard Business School.[7]
He is an alumnus of at Mayo College, Ajmer.[11]
Awards
edit- He was named as a Young Global Leader in the year 2011.[12]
- In 2010 he received Bharat Asmita Jana Pratinidhi Shreshta award for the best young exponent of parliamentary practices for his work towards rural development through education and power generation.[13]
- He received the Shresth Sansad Award in 2019.[14]
Personal life
editDeepender Hooda married Sweta Mirdha, grand daughter of Nathuram Mirdha who is a member of the Indian National Congress in Rajasthan.[15] Her older sister, Jyoti Mirdha, is a former Congress MP from Nagaur in Rajasthan. Sweta and Deepender have a son Kesarvir.
Hooda was earlier married to Geeta Grewal, they divorced in 2005.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ Singh, D. K. (17 June 2024). "Haryana results can be a template for Rahul Gandhi to build New Congress". ThePrint. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Indian National Congress - Congress Working Committee". Indian National Congress. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ The prince man: Deepender Singh Hooda, India Today, 30 November 2013.
- ^ "Deepender Hooda". The Indian Express. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ World Economic Forum
- ^ a b "Detailed Profile: Deepender Singh Hooda". Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Singh, Aastha (1 February 2019). "Chaudhary Ranbir Singh Hooda, who was minister in Punjab & Haryana and went to jail 5 times". ThePrint. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Detailed Profile - Shri Deepender Singh Hooda - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India". archive.india.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Deepinder Singh Hooda's assets pegged over Rs 35 crore". The Indian Express. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Twelve Indians Among Young Global Leaders, Rediff.
- ^ Award for Sainath, Narayana Murthy, The Hindu, 22 January 2010.
- ^ "दीपेंद्र हुड्डा को फिर मिला श्रेष्ठ सांसद का सम्मान, हरियाणा के लोगों को किया समर्पित". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Rohtak town geared up for wedding of Hooda's son". Thaindian News. IANS. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2013.[permanent dead link]