Pawan Kumar Bansal belongs to the Indian National Congress. He was also a Minister of State, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the earlier cabinet. Congress and represents the Chandigarh constituency. Upto May 2013, he serves as the Railway minister of India. He was the candidate of Indian National Congress from Chandigarh in the Indian general elections 2014.
Pawan Kumar Bansal was born on 16th July in 1948 to Piara Lal Aggarwal and Rukmani Devi in Punjab. He did his schooling from Yadavendra Public school, Patiala. He did his B.Sc from Government College, Chandigarh. He did his LL.B. from Punjab University, Chandigarh. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India.
Positions held by Pawan Kumar Bansal:
1976-78 - General Secretary, Chandigarh Territorial Youth Congress (I)
1978-82 - General Secretary, Punjab Pradesh Youth Congress (I)
1982 - President, Chandigarh Territorial Youth Congress (I)
1982-83 - President, Punjab Pradesh Youth Congress (I)
1984-90 - Member, Rajya Sabha
1984-86 - Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation, Rajya Sabha
Member, General Purposes Committee, Rajya Sabha
Member, Consultative Committee Ministry of Human Resource Development
Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill
Member, Parliamentary Committee on the Structure of Pay, Allowances, Leave and Pensionary Benefits for the Officers and Staff of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha Secretariats
1985-87 - Member, Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha
1986 - Member, Joint Committee on Railways Bill
1989-90 - Whip, Congress (I) Parliamentary Party, Rajya Sabha Member, Public Accounts Committee
1991 - Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
1992 - Elected to the Executive of Congress Party in Parliament (with highest No. of votes)
1992-96 - Whip, Congress (I) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
1993-96 - Chairman, Joint Parliamentary Committee on 83rd Constitution
Amendment Bill and Representation of People (Amendment) Bill
Member, Committee on Commerce
Member, Business Advisory Committee, Lok Sabha
Member, Committee on Rules, Lok Sabha
Member, Committee on Estimates
1995-96 - Chairman, Committee on Communications
1997-98 - President, Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee
1999 - Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
Secretary, All India Congress Committee
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
1999-2004 - Member, Business Advisory Committee
Member, Committee on Ethics
Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Central Vigilance Commission Bill, 1999
2000-2004 - Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology and Communication
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
May 2004 - Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
2004-06 - Member, Panel of Chairmen
Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party
Chairman, Committee of Privileges
Chairman, Select Committee of Lok Sabha to inquire into allegations against some members regarding Parliamentary Questions
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
Member, General Purposes Committee
Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Business Advisory Committee
2004-2009 - Treasurer, Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG)
29 Jan. 2006-22 May - Minister of State, Ministry of Finance (Expenditure, Banking & Insurance)
6 Apr. 2008-22 May 2 - Ministers of State, Parliamentary Affairs
13 May 2009 - Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
28 May 2009 - 18 Jan Union Cabinet Minister, Parliamentary Affairs
14 Jun. 2009 - 18 Jan Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources
19 Jan 2011 - onwards Union Cabinet Minister, Parliamentary Affairs
19 Jan 2011-19 July Union Cabinet Minister, Science and Technology Union Cabinet Minister, Earth Sciences
July 2011 onwards Union Cabinet Minister, Parliamentary Affairs Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources
May 2013: Minister for Railways
Personal Life of Pawan Kumar Bansal
He married Madhu Bansal and has two sons.
