Born in Lahore in undivided Punjab to Nakul Sen Wadhwa, an Indian Civil Service officer and Lt. Governor of Goa in 1942.[1] Her mother, Indu Wadhwa, was a home-maker. The family was Hindu, but converted to Christianity.
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Ambika Soni born 13 November 1942 is an Indian politician in the Indian National Congress She has been Minister of Information and Broadcasting She was a Member of Parliament representing the state of Punjab in the Rajya Sabha Ambika SoniMember of Parliament Rajya Sabha from Punjab IndiaIn office March 1976 March 1982 January 2000 June 2004 July 2004 July 2022Minister of Information and Broadcasting Government of IndiaIn office 22 May 2009 27 October 2012Prime MinisterManmohan SinghPreceded byPriya Ranjan DasmunsiSucceeded byManish TewariMinister of Tourism and Culture Government of IndiaIn office 29 January 2006 22 May 2009Prime MinisterManmohan SinghPreceded byRenuka ChowdhurySucceeded byKumari SeljaPresident of All India Mahila CongressIn office 1998 1999President of Indian Youth CongressIn office 1975 1977General Secretary of All India Congress CommitteeIn office 1999 2020Member of Congress Working CommitteeIncumbentAssumed office 1999Personal detailsBorn 1942 11 13 13 November 1942 age 81 Lahore Punjab British India now in Pakistan Political partyIndian National CongressSpouseUday C SoniChildren1ResidenceNew DelhiAlma materIndraprastha College University of Delhi University of Havana Alliance Francaise Convent Of Jesus amp Mary Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Political career 2 1 As Member of Indian National Congress 2 2 As Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha 2 2 1 First Term March 1976 March 1982 2 2 2 Second Term January 2000 10 June 2004 2 2 3 Third Term July 2004 July 2010 2 2 4 Fourth Term July 2010 July 2016 2 2 5 Fifth Term July 2016 July 2022 2 3 As Cabinet Minister 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education editBorn in Lahore in undivided Punjab to Nakul Sen Wadhwa an Indian Civil Service officer and Lt Governor of Goa in 1942 1 Her mother Indu Wadhwa was a home maker The family was Hindu but converted to Christianity Ambika studied at Welham Girls School New Delhi and did her M A Hons from Indraprastha College Delhi University followed by Diploma Superiore en Langue Francaise from Alliance Francaise Bangkok and Post Graduate Diploma in Spanish Art and Literature from University of Havana Cuba 2 In 1961 aged 19 Ambika married Uday Soni an Indian Foreign Service officer Political career editAs Member of Indian National Congress edit Ambika Soni began her political career in 1969 when she was co opted into the Congress Party by Indira Gandhi at the time of the Party split in 1969 Soni was an old family friend of Gandhi from the time when her father was posted as District collector of Amritsar during the Partition of India and worked very closely with Jawaharlal Nehru 3 In 1975 she was elected as the president of the Indian Youth Congress and worked closely with Sanjay Gandhi 1 In 1998 she became the president of All India Mahila Congress From 1999 2006 she was General Secretary of All India Congress Committee As Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha edit First Term March 1976 March 1982 edit Second Term January 2000 10 June 2004 edit Jan 2000 Feb 2004 and Aug 2004 Jan 2006 Member Committee on Public Undertakings Jan 2000 Feb 2004 Member Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation Feb 2000 2001 Member Committee on Defence May 2000 June 2003 Member House Committee Jan 2002 Dec 2003 Member Committee on Transport Tourism and Culture Jan 2003 Feb 2004 Member Committee on Home Affairs Third Term July 2004 July 2010 edit Aug 2004 Jan 2006 Member Committee on Transport Tourism and Culture Oct 2004 Jan 2006 Member Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Environment and Forests March 2005 Jan 2006 Member Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh Fourth Term July 2010 July 2016 edit Dec 2012 May 2014 Member Committee on External Affairs Dec 2012 May 2014 Member Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence May 2013 May 2014 Member Committee on Public Accounts Sept 2014 May 2019 Member Committee on Defence Fifth Term July 2016 July 2022 edit July 2018 Feb 2019 Member Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Amendment Bill 2018 July 2019 onwards Member Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh Sept 2019 onwards Member Committee on Finance Oct 2019 onwards Member Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism As Cabinet Minister edit Date Office held Additional Info Reference 29 January 2006 22 May 2009 Minister of Tourism and Minister of Culture First Manmohan Singh ministry 22 May 2009 27 October 2012 Minister of Information and Broadcasting Second Manmohan Singh ministry 4 References edit a b An affair to remember Hindustan Times 11 December 2009 Retrieved 3 May 2022 Dua Rohan 8 April 2014 Ambika Soni retired babu husband worth Rs 94 crore The Times of India Retrieved 5 April 2023 By invitation only Hindustan Times 29 May 2009 Retrieved 3 May 2022 Soni Wasnik Sahai resign ahead of reshuffle Free Press Journal Retrieved 3 May 2022 External links 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