| Father's
Name |
Late
Shri Mohan Lal Vora |
| Date
of Birth |
20
December 1928 |
| Place
of Birth |
Nagaur
(Rajasthan) |
| Marital
Status |
Married |
| Spouse's
Name |
Smt.
Shanti Devi Vora |
| Children
|
Two
sons and four daughters |
| Educational
Qualifications |
Matriculate,
Technical and Maintenance Course Educated at Raipur
(Madhya Pradesh) |
| Profession
|
Journalist,
Political and Social Worker |
| Permanent
Address |
33,
Mohan Nagar, Durg-491001 (Madhya Pradesh) Tel. (0788)
322555 |
| Present
Address |
7,
Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 Tel. (011) 4652323
|
| Positions
Held |
1972-90
Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (six
terms) |
| Chairman,
Public Accounts Committee |
| 1981
Minister, Madhya Pradesh |
| 1985-88
Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh |
| 1988-89
Member, Rajya Sabha Union Cabinet Minister, Health
and Family Welfare; also held temporary charge of
the Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Jan.-Dec.1989
Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh (2nd term) |
| 1993-96
Governor, Uttar Pradesh |
| 1998
Elected to 12th Lok Sabha |
| 1998-99
Member, Committee on Home Affairs and Convenor of
its Sub-Committee on Swatantra Sainik Samman Pension
Scheme |
| Member,
Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare |
| Social
and Cultural Activities |
Secretary,
Gandhi Smarak Samiti, Rajnandgaon; installed
(i) Mahatma Gandhi's Statue (Bronze) at Rajnandgaon;
(ii) the statue of Dr. Rajendra Prasad;
(iii) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Durg, 1963-64;
and
constructed building for Gandhi Vachnalaya, 1957
|
| Special
Interests |
Journalism
|
| Favourite
Pastime and Recreation |
Listening
to classical music |
| Sports
and Clubs |
Basketball,
football and volleyball |
| Countries
Visited |
Hungary,
Switzerland and U.S.S.R.; as a member of Indo- Soviet
Cultural Society, visited Moscow and Budapest; and
as a Union Health Minister, visited Geneva to participate
in the World Health Conference, 1988 |
