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| Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad |
Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad assumed the charge of the Ministry of Communications and IT here today. On his arrival at Sanchar Bhawanhe was received by Telecom Secretary Shri MF Farooqui.After assuming charge, he interacted with the officials of the Ministry.
Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad (born 30 August
1954) is a lawyerby profession and represents Bihar in the Rajya Sabha.
He is a distinguished senior advocate at the Supreme Court of India.
Shri Prasad holds BA Hons, MA (Political Science) and LLB degrees from
Patna University. He held the position of Union Minister of State in the
Ministry of Coal and Mines, Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting during the National Democratic Alliance
government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari
Vajpayee. Shri Prasad has held several national-level assignments in the
youth wing and the main party organisation of the BJP. A member of the
BJP national executive since 1995, he became a national spokesperson of
the BJP in 2006.In 2012, he was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar
for a consecutive third term.
Source : PIB (Release ID :105202)
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