Preceded by Amitava Tripathi Profession Civil servant Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Name Hardeep Puri | Preceded by Nirupam Sen Spouse(s) Lakshmi Singh Puri Succeeded by Asoke Kumar Mukerji | |
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Born 15 February 1952 (age 72)
Amritsar, Punjab, India ( 1952-02-15 ) Alma mater Hindu College, University of Delhi Education University of Delhi, Hindu College, University of Delhi Profiles | ||
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Hardeep singh puri in the quest
Hardeep Singh Puri (Punjabi: ਹਰਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਪੁਰੀ; born 15 February 1952 in Delhi) is the current Union Minister of State with Independent Charge in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. He is a 1974 batch Indian Foreign Service officer who served as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013.
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- Hardeep singh puri in the quest
- Uvu visiting dignitaries hardeep singh puri
- Early life and education
- Career
- Personal life
- Books research papers and journals
- Books
- Articles
- References
He formerly served as Chairman of United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, Vice President of International Peace Institute and Secretary-General of Independent Commission on Multilateralism in New York.
As of 2 September 2017, he has been appointed as one of the new ministers in Prime Minister Modi's Cabinet
Uvu visiting dignitaries hardeep singh puri
Early life and education
Hardeep Singh Puri was born in Delhi. His father was a diplomat, and he attended boarding school in India as his father was posted in countries where there were no options for English-language education. He pursued Bachelor's and postgraduate study at Hindu College, University of Delhi, and worked as a lecturer at St. Stephen's College, Delhi.
Career
Puri has been stationed at important diplomatic posts in Brazil, Japan, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom. Between 1988 and 1991, he was the Coordinator of the UNDP/UNCTAD Multilateral Trade Negotiations Project to help Developing Countries in the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations. He also served as the chairman of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee from January 2011 to February 2013, and as President of the United Nations Security Council in August 2011 and November 2012.
Ambassador Puri joined International Peace Institute as a Senior Advisor in June 2013. Puri joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in January 2014, expressing an admiration for the party's approach to national security.
Personal life
Hardeep Singh Puri is married to Lakshmi Puri, who is currently Assistant Secretary-General at United Nations.
Books, research papers and journals
Hardeep is a published author of several books, research papers and journals. A complete list of papers, books and journals is included below to which he is the author.