Key facts
- Born
- 11 December 1935, Mirati
- Died
- 31 August 2020, New Delhi
- State of birth
- Mirati, West Bengal
- Sector
- Politics & governance
- Profession
- President of India from 2012 to 2017
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Pranab Mukherjee was an Indian politician who served as the president of India from 2012 until 2017. He was the first person from West Bengal to hold the office. In a political career spanning five decades, Mukherjee was a senior leader in the Indian National Congress and occupied several top ministerial portfolios in the Government of India. Prior to his election as President, Mukherjee was Finance Minister from 2009 to 2012 also in 1982 to 1984. He was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 2019, by his successor as president, Ram Nath Kovind.
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Timeline
- 1935Born in Mirati
- 1980Becomes member of Rajya Sabha
- 1982Becomes Minister of Finance
- 1991Becomes Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
- 1995Becomes Minister of External Affairs
- 1997Awarded the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award
- 1997Awarded the Banga Bibhushan
- 2004Becomes Minister of Defence
- 2004Becomes Leader of the House in Lok Sabha
- 2004Becomes Member of the 14th Lok Sabha
- 2006Becomes Minister of External Affairs
- 2008Awarded the Padma Vibhushan in Public Affairs
- 2009Becomes Minister of Finance
- 2009Becomes Member of the 15th Lok Sabha
- 2012Becomes President of India
- 2020Dies in New Delhi
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) · US Treasury Department