Jaipal Reddy

Mr. Reddy was an MLA of Andhra Pradesh for four times in between 1969 and 1984. He was selected to the Lok Sabha four times: the 8th Lok Sabha in 1984, the 12th in 1998, the 13th in 1999 (as a member of the Congress Party) and the 14th in 2004 (again as a member of the Congress Party). On two occasions, 1990-1996 and 1997-1998, he was also a member of the Rajya Sabha. He served as the minister for Information and Broadcasting on two occasions: in 1997-1998; and from 2004 under Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh with additional responsibility for Culture. He is currently under serving as the Minister for Urban Development in the Government of India for the second consecutive term.