Indian politician

Chandresh *ari Katoch (born 1 February 1944) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress party. She is a former Minister of Culture in India's central government. She was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of parliament), representing Jodhpur cons*uency. Katoch was sworn in as Cabinet Minister in the Government of India on 28 October 2012, and was given the portfolio of the Ministry of Culture. She is daughter of Maharaja Hanwant Singh of Jodhpur and Maharani Krishna *ari and is married into the royal family of Kangra with Raja Aditya Dev Chand Katoch, in Himachal Pradesh. She contested but lost in the 2014 Indian general election.

Positions held

• 1972–77 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative *embly( from Dharamshala cons*uency)
• 1977 Deputy Minister, Government of Himachal Pradesh
• 1982–84 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative *embly (second term from Dharamshala cons*uency)
• 1984 (for 9 Months) Minister of State, Tourism, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh
• 1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha from Kangra (Lok Sabha cons*uency)
• 1996 Elected to Rajya Sabha
• 1998–1999 Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Party in Rajya Sabha
• 1999-03 President, All India Mahila Congress
• 2003–07 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative *embly (third term from Dharamshala cons*uency)
• 2003–2004 Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh
• 2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha from Jodhpur (2nd term)
• 2012 Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Cultural, Government of India.

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