Factfile
Father's Name - Mannalal Patwa
Mother's Name - Bhuribai Patwa
Date of Birth - November 11, 1924
Place of Birth - Kukdeshwar, Distt. Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh)
Marital Status - Married
Spouse's Name - Smt. Phool Kunwar Patwa
Educational Qualifications - Intermediate
Profession - Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker, Musician, Religious Missionary, Sportsman and Writer
Positions Held -
1957-67, 1977-97 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
and 1998 (three terms)
1957-67 Chief Whip, Opposition Party, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1975 General Secretary, Jana Sangh, Madhya Pradesh
1977 Member, Working Committee, Janata Party
Jan. 1980- Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh (twice)
Feb. 1980 and March 1990-Dec. 1992
1980-85 Leader of Opposition, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1986 President, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh
Member, General Purposes Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1997 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha*
1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
13 Oct. 1999 - 30 Sept. 2000 Union Cabinet Minister, Rural Development
30 Sept 2000 - 7 Nov. 2000 Union Cabinet Minister, Chemicals and Fertilizers
7 Nov. 2000 - 1 Sept. 2001Union Cabinet Minister, Mines
Biography:
Two times chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, in early 80s and 90s, Sunder Lal Patwa is presently the cabinet minister in the Vajpayee government. He was elected to the eleventh and the thirteenth Lok Sabha.
From the beginning pf his political career he was associated with the RSS (since 1942). He was imprisoned for seven months for participating in RSS movement in 1948 and was also detained under MISA during Emergency from June 1975 to January 1977. He is the recipient of the 'Vidhan Gaurav' in the All India Conference of Presiding Officers, 1989.