19 Facts About Suresh Prabhu

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Suresh Prabhu is a Chartered Accountant by profession and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

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From 1996, Prabhu retained the seat as a Member of Parliament for the Rajapur Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra as a member of the Shiv Sena political party.

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Suresh Prabhu resigned from Shiv Sena and joined the BJP on 9 November 2014.

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Suresh Prabhu is a visiting professor at London School of Economics.

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Suresh Prabhu completed his schooling from Sharadashram Vidya Mandir, Dadar, Mumbai, followed by a Bachelor in Commerce with Honours from M L Dahanukar College, Vile Parle, Mumbai.

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Suresh Prabhu received a Bachelor in Law degree from the New Law College, Mumbai.

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Suresh Prabhu is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

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Suresh Prabhu was All India 11th rank holder in CA exams.

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Suresh Prabhu has held several government and semi government positions, which includes the Chairmanship of Maharashtra State Finance Commission, Saraswat Co-operative Bank, National Cooperation Policy Member of the Maharashtra Tourism Development Board, among others.

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Suresh Prabhu is a part of 16 global organizations and 9 strategic dialogues which include:.

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Suresh Prabhu is a chairman of the National Cooperative Development Corporation.

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Suresh Prabhu has been a Member of Lok Sabha in the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha between 1996 and 2009.

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Suresh Prabhu's constituency comprised the district of Sindhudurg and parts of Ratnagiri district in the state of Maharashtra on the western coast of India.

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Suresh Prabhu was a Member of Rajya Sabha representing Haryana and Andhra Pradesh.

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Suresh Prabhu was the Union Railway Minister of India from November 2014 to September 2017.

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Suresh Prabhu has been the minister of Commerce and Industry since September 2017.

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Suresh Prabhu was elected as Rajya Sabha member from the state of Andhra Pradesh on 3 June 2016.

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Suresh Prabhu received the Goud Saraswat Brahmin Samaj Maharatha Award on 18 August 2016.

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Suresh Prabhu has constantly featured in the list of top five ministers in India from 2014 to 2017 in terms of both performance and accessibility in nationwide surveys conducted by various institutions.