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| 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. |
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| Profession | Medical Practitioner, Scientist, Teacher and Educationist. |
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| Permanent Address | Fraser Road, Patna - 800 001(Bihar) Tels. (08152) 226545, 210577 Fax. (08152) 239423 |
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| Present Address | 2, Tughlak road, New Delhi - 110 011 Tels. (011) 3018283, 3018514 (R), 3010661, 3014647 (O) |
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| 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 |
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| 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); (iii) Glimpses of Indian technology (Co-author); (iv) World Trade Organization (Author); (v) Technical Report Series 791 upto 1990 (Geneva) Control of Leishmaniasis (Co-author); (vi) Recent Trends in Leishmania Research (Contributor); (vii) TextBook of Medicine- API Text Book of Medicine (Co-author); and (viii) India Under Atal Bihari Vajpayee, B.J.P. Era |
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| 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) |
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| 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. |
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