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About Our President - Sonia Gandhi
Mrs Sonia Gandhi is the President of the Indian National Congress Party which has made a remarkable comeback in the recently concluded general elections for the 14th Lok Sabha. She is the Chairperson of the Coordinating Committee of the ruling United Progressive Alliance. She has also been appointed as the Chairperson, National Advisory Council, a government body set up to monitor the implementation of the National Common Minimum Programme of the Union Government.
Mrs Gandhi spent most of her life largely as a private citizen, except for the years, 1984 to 1991, when her husband, Rajiv Gandhi was Prime Minister and leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. In response to widespread demands from the Congress Party, Mrs Gandhi entered public life before the 1998 Lok Sabha election, when she campaigned vigorously on behalf of the Party. She was elected as its Party President in April 1998.
Mrs Gandhi was first elected as a Member of Parliament to the 13th Lok Sabha from the Amethi Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh in 1999, getting 67% of the polled votes. She has been elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from the Rae Bareily Constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Mrs Gandhi , was born in Orbassano, Italy on December 9, 1946. After her early education, she attended an interpreter's school where she studied English, French and Russian. This was followed by a two-year certificate course in English language at Cambridge, UK.
She married Rajiv Gandhi in 1968 and has lived in India ever since. She has a son, Rahul, and a daughter, Priyanka.
After the death of her husband in May 1991, the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and its associated think-tank, the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, was set up. As its Chairperson, she supervises the work of these institutions which commemorate her husband's memory. She is also holding the following posts in the institutions listed below:
She is a patron of the Round Square (International Group of Schools, based on the educational principles of the late Dr Kurt Hahn), UK. She was a member of the International Advisory Group which was set up to mark the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations.
She has authored two books, Rajiv and Rajiv's World, and has edited two volumes of letters exchanged between Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi from 1922 to 1964, entitled Freedom's Daughter; and, Two Alone - Two Together.
Her interests include Indian hand-looms and handicrafts, as well as Indian contemporary, classical and tribal art. She has a diploma in conservation of oil paintings from the National Museum in New Delhi.
Mrs Gandhi spent most of her life largely as a private citizen, except for the years, 1984 to 1991, when her husband, Rajiv Gandhi was Prime Minister and leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. In response to widespread demands from the Congress Party, Mrs Gandhi entered public life before the 1998 Lok Sabha election, when she campaigned vigorously on behalf of the Party. She was elected as its Party President in April 1998.
Mrs Gandhi was first elected as a Member of Parliament to the 13th Lok Sabha from the Amethi Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh in 1999, getting 67% of the polled votes. She has been elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from the Rae Bareily Constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Mrs Gandhi , was born in Orbassano, Italy on December 9, 1946. After her early education, she attended an interpreter's school where she studied English, French and Russian. This was followed by a two-year certificate course in English language at Cambridge, UK.
She married Rajiv Gandhi in 1968 and has lived in India ever since. She has a son, Rahul, and a daughter, Priyanka.
After the death of her husband in May 1991, the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and its associated think-tank, the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, was set up. As its Chairperson, she supervises the work of these institutions which commemorate her husband's memory. She is also holding the following posts in the institutions listed below:
- Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust Chairperson
- Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund Chairperson
- Indian Council for Child Welfare Chairperson
- Kamla Nehru Memorial Hospital Society President
- Nehru Trust for Cambridge University Patron
- Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society Member
She is a patron of the Round Square (International Group of Schools, based on the educational principles of the late Dr Kurt Hahn), UK. She was a member of the International Advisory Group which was set up to mark the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations.
She has authored two books, Rajiv and Rajiv's World, and has edited two volumes of letters exchanged between Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi from 1922 to 1964, entitled Freedom's Daughter; and, Two Alone - Two Together.
Her interests include Indian hand-looms and handicrafts, as well as Indian contemporary, classical and tribal art. She has a diploma in conservation of oil paintings from the National Museum in New Delhi.