Mr. Milind Deora is presently a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Shiv Sena. Milind Deora first entered the Lok Sabha in 2004 as member of the Indian National Congress. Born in 1976, He was one of India’s youngest Members of Parliament.
He has held various positions in Parliamentary Committees on Defence, Civil Aviation, Estimates, Urban Development and Information Technology. He has also served as India’s Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology and Shipping.
Prior to entering politics, He worked in the private sector in the United States and India and setup one of India’s first digital public-private partnerships to provide economically underprivileged students free access to Information Technology-enabled education.
Throughout his active political career, He has been an important national voice on economic and strategic issues and a harbinger for transformational change. He spearheaded several important policy initiatives, including the historic Right to Information law and e-Governance. Millions of Milind’s constituents continue to benefit from his social programs in healthcare and community sports.
After demitting government office in 2014, Milind joined the boards of Arctic Circle based in Iceland, his alma mater Boston University and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum based in Washington DC.
He is an alumnus of The Cathedral & John Connon School, Sydenham College in Mumbai and Boston University in the United States. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (BBA) from Boston University.
His love for music, especially of the blues and rock genres is well known and as an accomplished guitarist, he has several performances to his credit.
Milind’s wife Pooja is a successful entrepreneur in the entertainment industry.