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Pranab Mukherjee (Born: December 11, 1935 at Mirati village, Kirnahar town, Birbhum districct, West Bengal, India) is the Indian Finance Minister. He is a teacher, journalist and an author. He presented the Indian Union Budget 2010-2011 on February 26, 2010 in the Parliament.
Pranab Mukherjee was a member of the high-level Government panel to review defence personnel pay hike.
He served as Deputy Minister for Industrial Development (February 1973 - January 1974), Deputy Minister for Shipping and Transport (January 1974 - October 1974), Minister of State for Finance (October 1974 - December 1975) and Minister of Revenue and Banking (Independent Charge) (December 1975 - March 1977), Cabinet Minister of Commerce and Steel & Mines (January, 1980 to January, 1982), Cabinet Minister of Finance from (January, 1982 to December, 1984) with additional charge of Ministry of Commerce and Supply (September to December 31, 1984), Depurty Chairman, Planning Commission (June 1991 to May, 1996), Cabinet Minister of Commerce (January 1993 to February, 1995), Cabinet Minister of External Affairs (February, 1995 to May, 1996) and Cabinet Minister of Defence (May 22, 2004). He also served as the Indian External Affairs Minister and later has held the additional charge of Union Finance Minister when Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was ill.
In September 07, he met Palentinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of 62nd UN General Assembly in New York.
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Pranab Mukherjee's name made rounds in 2012 for the post of President of India. In May 2012, he denied that the rumors of choosing him as President is pure speculation. He also denied knowledge about reports of his name being proposed in the ensuing presidential polls.
Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee and Rajlakshmi Mukherjee are his parents. He is married to Suvra Mukherjee on July 13, 1957. He has two sons and a daughter.
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With veteran social activist Anna Hazare all set to begin his three-day token fast in Mumbai tomorrow to mount pressure on the government for the formulation of an effective Lokpal Bill, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said it is the prerogative of the Parliament to decide the final shape of the anti-graft bill.
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Presenting Karunakaran award, PM terms Pranab most valued colleague
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Inflation will be between six to seven percent by March end: Mukherjee
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said inflation is expected to ease to between six and seven percent by March.
Decline in food inflation an encouraging sign, says Mukherjee
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Mukherjee concerned over delays in grant of clearances for projects in southern region
Expressing concern over the delays in the grant of various clearances for large infrastructure projects worth Rs 39,424 crore in the southern region,inance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday request the chief ministers to pay personal attention to this aspect and review the status of approvals in large projects in their states.