Praful Patel
Portfolio: Minister of State for Civil Aviation (Independent Charge)
Date of birth: February 17, 1957
Party: Nationalist Congress Party
Patel who was the Minister of State for Civil Aviation in the previous Cabinet, was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time in 1991 at the age of 34. He won three consecutive elections in the following years. But he lost in 1999 on account of a division in the traditional Congress votes after the formation of the Nationalist Congress Party which he chose to join. Patel is currently a member of the Rajya Sabha. Apart from his political activities, Patel is also a very successful businessman.
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