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Shri Veerapa Moily
( Minister)
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas |
| Father's Name |
Shri Thammayya Moily |
| Mother's Name |
Smt. Poovamma |
| Date of Birth |
12.01.1940 |
| Place of Birth |
Marpadi, Distt. Moodabidri (Karnataka) |
| Marital Status |
Married |
| Date Of Marriage |
25-02-1965 |
| Spouse's Name |
Smt. Malathi V. Moily |
| No Of Sons |
1 |
| No Of Daughters |
3 |
| Educational Qualifications |
B.A., B.L.
Educated at Government Law College, Bangalore, Karnataka |
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| Permanent Address |
| Kaustubha No. 1, R.T. Nagar |
| Bangluru - 560 032 Karnataka |
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| Position Held |
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| 1972-99 |
Member,Karnataka Legislative assembly(6 terms) |
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| 1975 |
Minister of State, Small Scale Industry , Govt.of Karnataka |
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| 1980-83 |
Cabinet Minister of State, Finance, Govt.of Karnataka |
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| 1983-85 |
Leader of Oppsn, Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
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| 1989-90 |
Cabinet Minister of State, Law, Govt.of Karnataka |
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| 1990-92 |
Cabinet Minister of State, Education, Govt.of Karnataka |
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| 1992-94 |
Chief Minister ,Govt.of Karnataka |
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| 2009 |
Elected to 15th Lok Sabha |
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| 31/05/2009-19/07/2011 |
Union Cabinet Minister ,Law & Justice |
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| July 2011 |
Union Cabinet Minister ,Corporate Affairs |
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| Aug 12 - Oct 12 |
Union Cabinet Minister ,Power |
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| Oct'12 - |
Union Cabinet Minister ,Ministry of Petroleum |
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| Social And Cultural Activities |
| Overall development of the country in respect of education; school of excellence exclusively for dropout after eight Mahatma Gandhi Residential School, Kukkundur village, Karkala Taluk, Chickaballpur Taluk; and involved in peasant movement, Karkala; Yakshagana Theater Artist |
| Special Interests |
| Detailed understanding of the Indian economy, fiscal structure and requirement of States from a macro and micro perspective |
| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
| Cricket |
| Other Information |
| Honorary doctorate awarded by (i) Mangalore University, on Feb 16, 2009; (ii) Russian Academy; and (iii) NALSAR, Hyderabad.; 40 years of experience in public service, policy making, governance and politics; Chairman, (i) Tax Reforms, (ii) Revenue Commission, and (iii) Oversight Committee on Education, Govt. of Karnataka, (iv) Administrative Reforms Commission, (v) Next Step Foundation Award conferred by Foundation of U.K., House of Commons for outstanding contribution to judiciary |
| Countries Visited |
| Australia, China, France, Kuwait, Nepal, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, U.S.A., and U.K. |
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