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Indian politician (1915–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sheila Kaul (7 February 1915 – 13 June 2015) was a social democratic leader of the Indian National Congress, a politician, cabinet minister and governor, and the oldest living former member of parliament in India at the time of her death.[1][2] She was also an educator, social worker, and social reformer in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and an independence activist in British India. She was Jawaharlal Nehru's sister-in-law and Indira Gandhi's maternal aunt.
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Sheila Kaul | |
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Governor of Himachal Pradesh | |
In office 17 November 1995 – 22 April 1996 | |
Preceded by | Mahabir Prasad |
Succeeded by | Mahabir Prasad |
Union Minister of Urban Development | |
In office 21 June 1991 – 3 May 1995 | |
Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
Preceded by | Daulat Ram Saran |
Union Minister of Urban Affairs and Employment | |
In office 3 May 1995 – 10 September 1995 | |
Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Education, Culture and Social Welfare | |
In office 8 August 1981 – 31 December 1984 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi |
Personal details | |
Born | (1915-02-07)7 February 1915 Lucknow, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
Died | 13 June 2015(2015-06-13) (aged 100) Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Kailas Nath Kaul |
Profession | politician, social worker, social reformer, educationist |
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