Deepender Singh Hooda
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Deepender Singh Hooda | |
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 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 |
| Succeeded by | Kiran Choudhry,BJP |
| 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 |
Deepender Singh Hooda(born 4 January 1978)[1]is an Indian politician. He is a five-term MP from theIndian National Congress.He has been elected as aMember of Parliament, Lok SabhafromRohtakin 2024.[2]He was aMember of Parliament, Rajya Sabhafrom Haryana. He is a special invitee to theCongress Working Committee.[3]
Hooda was the youngest parliamentarian when he entered politics in 2005.[4]He writes frequently on Indian economics and international affairs in theIndian Expressand other prominent publications.[5]
Political career
[edit]Hooda has served three terms as Member of Parliament inLok SabhafromRohtak.He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2020. Earlier he was elected to the Lok Sabha fromRohtakfor three terms. During the 16th Lok Sabha, he was theWhipofIndian National Congressin 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 fatherBhupinder Singh Hoodaserved 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 grandfatherChoudhary Matu Ramwas a social reformer and a freedom fighter who worked closely withMahatma 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 theelection in 2019toBJP'sArvind Kumar Sharma. | |||||
| 4. | 2020 | Rajya Sabha | Haryana | INC | |
| 5 | 2024[10] | 18th Lok Sabha | Rohtak | INC | |
Corporate career
[edit]He 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.[11]
Education
[edit]Deepender Hooda holds aBachelor of TechnologyandMaster of Business Administrationand abachelor's degree in law.He did his engineering from theTechnological Institute of Textile & Sciences,Bhiwani.He did his MBA fromKelley School of Businessat theIndiana 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 holdingAsian Business ConferenceatHarvard Business School.[7]
He is an alumnus of atMayo College,Ajmer.[12]
Awards
[edit]- He was named as a Young Global Leader in the year 2011.[13]
- 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.[14]
- He received the Shresth Sansad Award in 2019.[15]
Personal life
[edit]Deepender Hooda married Sweta Mirdha, grand daughter of Nathuram Mirdha who is a member of the Indian National Congress inRajasthan.[16]Her older sister,Jyoti Mirdha,is a former Congress MP fromNagaurin Rajasthan. Sweta and Deepender have a son Kesarvir.
Hooda was earlier married to Geeta Grewal, they divorced in 2005.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Fourteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile".Archived fromthe originalon 8 December 2007.Retrieved25 December2012.
- ^Singh, D. K. (17 June 2024)."Haryana results can be a template for Rahul Gandhi to build New Congress".ThePrint.Retrieved17 June2024.
- ^"Indian National Congress - Congress Working Committee".Indian National Congress.Archived fromthe originalon 17 July 2019.Retrieved10 July2020.
- ^The prince man: Deepender Singh Hooda,India Today, 30 November 2013.
- ^"Deepender Hooda".The Indian Express.3 September 2016.Retrieved10 July2020.
- ^World Economic Forum
- ^ab"Detailed Profile: Deepender Singh Hooda".Archived fromthe originalon 22 June 2020.Retrieved1 June2017.
- ^"Members Bioprofile".loksabhaph.nic.in.Retrieved21 August2020.
- ^Singh, Aastha (1 February 2019)."Chaudhary Ranbir Singh Hooda, who was minister in Punjab & Haryana and went to jail 5 times".ThePrint.Retrieved10 July2020.
- ^The Economic Times (6 June 2024)."Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls".Archived fromthe originalon 27 July 2024.Retrieved27 July2024.
- ^"Detailed Profile - Shri Deepender Singh Hooda - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India".archive.india.gov.in.Archived fromthe originalon 22 June 2020.Retrieved10 July2020.
- ^"Deepinder Singh Hooda's assets pegged over Rs 35 crore".The Indian Express.22 March 2014.Retrieved7 September2016.
- ^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).Retrieved21 August2020.
- ^"Rohtak town geared up for wedding of Hooda's son".Thaindian News. IANS. 16 February 2010.Retrieved10 March2013.[permanent dead link]
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Indiana University Bloomington alumni
- Kelley School of Business alumni
- Faculty of Law, University of Delhi alumni
- Indian National Congress politicians
- India MPs 2004–2009
- India MPs 2009–2014
- People from Rohtak
- Lok Sabha members from Haryana
- India MPs 2014–2019
- India MPs 2024–2029
- Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance candidates in 2024 Indian general election