DR. CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD THAKUR [Ex MP: B.J.P.- Patna (Bihar)]

DR. CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD THAKUR [Ex MP: B.J.P.- Patna (Bihar)]
Father's Name	Shree Radhamohan Thakur
Mother's Name	Smt. Sharda Thakur
Date of Birth	3 September 1931
Place of Birth	Dubaha, Distt. Muzaffarpur (Bihar)
Marital Status	Married
Date of Marriage	12 June 1957
Spouse's Name	Dr. (Smt.) Uma Thakur
No. of Sons	Two
No. of Daughters	Two
Educational Qualifications	M.B.B.S., M.D., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.P. Educated at Patna Medical College, Patna University, Bihar; Royal College of Physicians, London; Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh; Royal College of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London
Profession	Medical Practitioner, Scientist, Teacher and Educationist
Permanent Address	Fraser Road, Patna - 800 001 (Bihar) Tels. (08152) 226545, 210577 Fax. (08152) 239423
Present Address	2, Tughlak road, New Delhi - 110 011 Tels. (011) 3018283, 3018514 (R), 3010661, 3014647 (O)
Positions Held :
1984	Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
1998	Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1998-99	Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests; and its sub-committee on Ganga Action Plan Member, Consultative committee, Ministry of External Affairs
1999	Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
22 Nov. 1999-27 May 2000	Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources
27 May 2000 onwards	Union Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare
Books published	(i) Dynamics of Development (Editor and contributor); (ii) Development (Editor and contributor); (ii) Glimpses of Indian technology (Co-author); (iii) World Trade Organization (Author); (iv) Technical Report Series 791 upto 1990 (Geneva) Control of Leishmaniasis (Co-author); (v) Recent Trends in Leishmania Research (Contributor); (vi) TextBook of Medicine- API Text Book of Medicine (Co-author); and (vii) India Under Atal Bihari Vajpayee, B.J.P. Era
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments	Have written more than 100 research papers in medical journals and more than 200 articles in print media; Member of : (i) Scientific working Group (Leishmaniasis), W.H.O. (Geneva); (ii) Steering committee (W.H.O. Geneva); and (iii) Expert Committee (Leishmaniasis), 1988-2000; Awarded: (i) Padmashree; (ii) BC Roy National Award (Indian Medical Council); (iii)Bkaiket Oration Award (Indian Council of Medical Research); and (iv) P.N. Raju Oration Award (ICMR)
Social and Cultural Activities	Motivating Harijans for going to school through Yagao Pawit Sanskar; organising medical camps in remote areas and motivating people to participate in welfare activities
Special Interests	Scientific Research in Kala-azar (Visceral Leishmaniasis); educating poor children; and educational development of Bihar
Favourite Leisurely activity & Recreation	Listening to music, watching cricket and gardening
Sports and Clubs	Patron of different sport clubs; and of sports in backward areas
Countries Visited	France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Russia, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information	Stood first and received gold medal in M.B.B.S. Honours; Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and currently Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Patna Medical College; Chairman, Balaji Utthan Sansthan, Patna, 1994 onwards; Member of: (i) Cardiological Society of India; (ii) Indian Medical Association; (iii)Indian Science Congress Association; (iv)Association of Physicians of India; (v) New York Academy of Science; (vi) British Medical Association; organised and chaired many scientific meetings and symposia; Revolutionised the concept of treatment of Kala-azar and recognised as an international authority in this field; and still supervising research on Kala-azar in Bihar. Member of Board of Governors, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Educational and Research , 1998.