Shashi Tharoor facts for kids
Shashi Tharoor (born 9 March 1956) is an Indian politician. He is also a writer and retired international diplomat. He has been Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, since 2009. He used to be Under-Secretary General of the United Nations. He also tried to become Secretary-General in 2006, but lost to Ban Ki Moon.
Early life and carrier
He was born in London, UK. He has raised in India. Tharoor graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 1975. He got a doctorate in 1978 in International Relations and Affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. At the age of 22, he was the youngest person at the time to get this honour from the Fletcher School. From 1978 to 2007, Tharoor was a career official at the United Nations, rising to the rank of Under-Secretary General for Communications and Public Information in 2001. He announced his retirement after completing second in the 2006 selection for U.N. Secretary-General to Ban Ki-moon. In 2009, Tharoor began his political career by joining the Indian National Congress. He successfully represented the party from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala by winning in the Lok Sabha elections. He became a member of parliament at 2009. During the Congress-led UPA Government rule (2004–2014), Tharoor served as Minister of State for External Affairs (2009–2010). He also served as Minister of Human Resource Development (2012–2014).
- Shashi Tharoor collected news and commentary at The New York Times
| Lok Sabha | ||
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| Preceded by Pannyan Raveendran |
Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram 2009 |
Incumbent |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Post created |
Under Secretary General of the United Nations for Communications and Public Information 2001–2007 |
Succeeded by Kiyotaka Akasaka |
Images for kids
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13th President of India Pranab Mukherjee administering the oath as Minister of State to Shashi Tharoor at a Swearing-in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 2012.
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13th Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh with Shashi unveiling the commemoration plaque of the offsite Campus of Central University of Kerala at Thiruvananthapuram, in Kerala.
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Shashi Tharoor at a march parade with NSUI President Hibi Eden and other Congress workers in Ernakulam, Kerala.
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Ambassador of Spain to India Gustavo de Aristégui conferring Civilian Honour by Government of Spain on the occasion of the National Day of Spain to Tharoor and Farooq Abdullah.
