Biography

Father's Name       	Shri Sitaram Deora                      

Date of Birth       	10 January 1937

Place of Birth      	Mumbai (Maharashtra)                              

Marital Status      	Married on 11 December 1970

Spouse's Name       	Smt. Hema Murli Deora                   

Children            	Two sons

Educational Qualifications  

               	B.A.

               	Educated at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's College, 
		Chowpatty and Jaihind College, Mumbai (Maharashtra)

Profession         

                Trader and Industrialist

Permanent Address  

                16, Khetan Bhavan                       
                J. Tata Road                            
                Mumbai-400020 (Maharashtra)             

                Tels. (022) 2852930, 2022942                                          
                Fax   (022) 2875994  

Present Address  

		65, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi

		Tel. (011) 4615316

Positions Held  

1968-78		Municipal Councillor, Municipal Corporation of
                Bombay

1977-78		Mayor, Bombay

1982-85         Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council

1985            Elected to 8th Lok Sabha

1989            Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1990            Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
                Planning and Programme Implementation

1991            Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
		Member, Advisory Committee on Capital Issues

1998            Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)

1998-99         Chairman, Committee on Finance

		Member, General Purposes Committee

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance

Social and Cultural Activities  

Set up the Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and
Information Technology under the auspices of the Bharatiya
Vidya Bhawan to provide free Computer Education to educated
unemployed youth of economically weaker sections of the
society

Special Interests  

Indian economy, foreign affairs and urban problems

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Bridge Game and listening to music

Countries Visited  

Widely travelled

Other Information  

President, Parliamentarians for Global Action, 1995-96 (first
Parliamentarian from India to hold this position); Convenor,
Committee on Fast-Track Power Projects, Maharashtra