Suresh Prabhu

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Suresh Prabhu
Chairperson, Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers
In office
2002–2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Personal details
Born
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu

(1953-07-11) 11 July 1953 (age 71)
Shiv Sena
(before 2014)
Spouse
Uma Prabhu
​
(m. 1984)​
Children1
Residence(s)Mumbai,
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Profession
Websitewww.sureshprabhu.in

Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu (born 11 July 1953) is an

Rajapur in the Lok Sabha. He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha, representing Andhra Pradesh and Haryana from 2014 to 2022.[3][4]

He held several ministerial portfolios in the cabinet of the Union Government, including Ministry of Civil Aviation, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Minister of Railways, Minister of Fertilizers & Chemicals, and Minister of Environment and Forests. He is the current chancellor of Rishihood University and chairman of the Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture (ICFA).[5][6]

Prabhu was appointed to the Bloomberg New Economy Advisory Board as the only representative from India.[7]

In addition, he also worked in the Global Advisory Council of the World Economic Forum.[8]

Education and career

Suresh Prabhu is a

Ruparel College campus), Mumbai.[10]

Political career

Suresh Prabhu has been elected from Rajapur constituency, Maharashtra from 1996-2004 under Shiv Sena.[11][12]

Prabhu held ministerial positions during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government (1998–2004) as minister of industry in 1996 and minister of heavy industry and public enterprises in 2001-2004.[13]

Prabhu served as

Minister of Environment and Forests from 9 March 1998 to 13 October 1999 under the Vajpayee government.[13] During this period, initiatives included developing bamboo resources, drafting the Biological Diversity Act, preparing the National Environment Action Plan, and finalizing various waste management rules.[14]

He held the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers from 1999 to 2000.[15] He worked on policies for the fertilizers, pharmaceutical, petrochemicals, and chemicals sectors.[14]

He served as Minister of Power from 2000 to 2004.[16] The Electricity Act of 2003 was enacted during his tenure.[17] Reforms made under his ministry encouraged the people to set up their business without being dependent on captive power generation.[18]

Prabhu was appointed Chairperson of the Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers under the Vajpayee government.[19]

In the first term of the Narendra Modi government, Suresh Prabhu was appointed Minister of Railways but resigned in 2017 following train accidents.[20][21] In January 2016, the World Bank invited Prabhu to speak on the role of transport and cities in achieving climate goals.[22]

He served as Minister of Commerce and Industry from 2017 to 2019.[23] Prahbu also visited Russia to participate in “Timber in the Far East-Increasing Industry’s Economic Return” and talked about India-Russia ties with Russian minister Dmitry Kobylkin.

In the final period of the first term of the

Narendra Modi government, he served as Minister of Civil Aviation.[24] During this time, Prahbu helped construct seven airports across the country.[25]

Awards and recognition

On 18 August 2016, Prabhu received the Goud Saraswat Brahmin Samaj Maharatha Award.[26][27] Media surveys between 2014 and 2017 apparently ranked him among the top performing ministers.[28][29] He was appointed as Visiting Professor in Practice by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.[30] In 2024, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Economic Policy Group (EPG).[31]

Social work and interests

  • Founder and trustee of Manav Sadhan Vikas Sansthan, which is a non-profit organisation.[32]
  • Formed CoOperative Development Forum (CDF) for the promotion of cooperative movement in the country.[33]

References

  1. ^ "Suresh Prabhu joins Rishihood University as the Founding Chancellor". 4 July 2020. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Suresh Prabhu appointed as Visiting Professor in Practice". LSE. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Suresh Prabhu files nomination for Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh". The Economic Times.
  4. ^ "Suresh Prabhu, Birender Singh to be in Rajya Sabha from Haryana".
  5. ^ Pandey, Ashish (28 April 2025). "India-US trade deal: PM Modi will never compromise interests of our farmers, says Suresh Prabhu". The Economic Times.
  6. ^ "Former union minister Suresh Prabhu appointed as ICFA chairman". Zee Business. 11 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Ex-Minister Suresh Prabhu Only Indian On Bloomberg New Economy Advisory Board". www.ndtv.com.
  8. ^ "Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu". World Economic Forum.
  9. ^ "Suresh Prabhu". Rishihood University, Delhi NCR. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). iimranchi.ac.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  11. ^ "RAJAPUR Lok Sabha Election".
  12. ^ "Suresh Prabhu: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com.
  13. ^ a b "Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu Takes Over as Minister of Railways". pib.gov.in/. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  14. ^ a b "A brief bio sketch of Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Hon'ble Minister for Railways" (PDF).
  15. ^ S, Sharadchandran (20 September 2018). "When a minister came to my birthday party". The New Indian Express.
  16. ^ Ramaseshan, Radhika. "Alice' in pants who kept growing". Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  17. ^ "Suresh Prabhu". Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation.
  18. ^ "Interview with Suresh Prabhu: "Learn lessons from power sector reforms"". Power Line Magazine. 30 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Inter-linking of rivers within 7-10 years: Uma Bharti". The Times of India. 18 October 2014.
  20. ^ "10 things you didn't know about Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu". India Today. 26 February 2015.
  21. ^ "Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu announces new terminus near Kalyan". The Indian Express. 19 December 2016.
  22. ^ "Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Railways". pib.gov.in.
  23. ^ "Nirmala and three other Ministers must quit: Congress". The Hindu. 4 November 2017.
  24. ^ "Suresh Prabhu gets additional charge of Civil Aviation Ministry". The Statesman. 10 March 2018.
  25. ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (22 February 2019). "Govt to finalise regulations for drones: Suresh Prabhu". ETV Bharat News.
  26. ^ "Rly. Minister Suresh Prabhu gets Maharatha Award", The Hindu, 19 August 2016
  27. ^ "GSB Maharatna Award for Suresh Prabhu", The Times of India, 19 August 2016
  28. ^ ABP News Bureau, ABP News Bureau. "Achche din? Report card of PM Modi's top 5 performing ministers". Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  29. ^ "Who are the Best performing ministers in the Narendra Modi government ? - Indian Youth". Indian Youth. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  30. ^ "Suresh Prabhu appointed as Visiting Professor in Practice". Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment.
  31. ^ EPG (8 March 2024). "Sadiq Khan, Oliver Dowden, Angela Rayner top the poll at Awards". EPG Economic and Strategy Consulting. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  32. ^ "Manav Sadhan Vikas Sanstha".
  33. ^ "Former Union minister Suresh Prabhu to head forum for promoting cooperative movement". The Economic Times. 30 June 2020.
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