Mohsina Kidwai


Mohsina Kidwai is an Indian politician and former union minister and parliamentarian from the Indian National Congress party belonging from the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh. She served as a union minister under Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi holding several important portfolios.
She was elected to the 6th Lok Sabha from the Meerut constituency of Uttar Pradesh and retained the seat in the 7th and 8th Lok Sabha. She also served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh, between 2004 and 2016.

Career

Mohsina Kidwai has held several ministerial offices in Government of Uttar Pradesh and Government of India.
Kidwai has held a variety of leadership positions within the Congress party including General Secretary of AICC. Kidwai is known for her proximity to Congress Party Chief, Sonia Gandhi.
She has also been a member of Congress Working Committee and convenor of Manifesto Implementation Committees of Assamese and Punjab.

Personal life

Mohsina Kidwai was married on 17 December 1953 to Khalil R. Kidwai. She has three daughters.

Positions held

She has held following positions during her career:
Position heldFromTo
Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council19601974
Minister of State, Food, Civil Supplies, Government of Uttar Pradesh19731974
Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly19741977
Cabinet Minister for Harijan, Social Welfare, Government of Uttar Pradesh19741975
Cabinet Minister for Small Scale Industries, Government of Uttar Pradesh19751977
Member, Sixth Lok Sabha, won bypoll from Azamgarh19781979
Member, Seventh Lok Sabha, from Meerut19801984
Union Minister of State for Labour and Rehabilitation11 September 198229 January 1983
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare29 January 19832 August 1984
Member, Eighth Lok Sabha19841989
Union Minister of State (Independent charge)2 August 198431 October 1984
Union Cabinet Minister of Rural Development4 November 198431 December 1984
Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare31 December 198424 June 1986
Union Cabinet Minister of Transport24 June 198622 October 1986
Union Cabinet Minister of Urban Development22 October 19862 December 1989
Union Cabinet Minister of Tourism 14 February 198825 June 1989
Elected to Rajya SabhaJune 2004–
Member, Court of the Aligarh Muslim UniversityJuly 2004–
Member, Committee on AgricultureAugust 2004–
Member, Anjuman of Jamia Millia Islamia UniversityNovember 2004–
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Social Justice, EmpowermentOctober 2004–
Member, Parliamentary Forum on Population Public HealthMay 2006–
Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs Public DistributionJuly 2006–