Rahul Gandhi

DOB 19 Jun 1970

Place of Birth New Delhi

Education M.A. M.Phil from Trinity College, Cambridge

in 1995

Alma mater University of Delhi, Harvard University,

Rollins College, Trinity College, Cambridge

Profession before joining politics
After graduation, Rahul Gandhi worked at the
Monitor Group, a management consulting
firm, in London. In 2002 he was one of the
directors of Mumbai-based technology
outsourcing firm Backops Services Private
Ltd.

Marital Status Unmarried

Nationality Indian

Political party Indian National Congress

Relations Nehru–Gandhi family

Parents Rajiv Gandhi Sonia Gandhi

 Important positions held President of Indian National Congress
Chairperson of the Indian Youth Congress
Chairperson of National Students’ Union of
India
General Secretary of Indian National
Congress
Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha for Ameth
Vice-President of the Indian National
Congress

Rahul Gandhi is the fourth generation Indian politician of the Nehru-Gandhi family. He is at
present the President and of the Indian National Congress. Rahul Gandhi also holds positions of
the Chairperson of the National Students' Union of India and the Indian Youth Congress.
Earlier, he was the General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee. He is a Member of
Parliament representing the constituency of Amethi in Lok Sabha.At present, he is in the second
rank as a Congress Working Committee member. He belongs to the family of stalwarts who held
important positions in the history of Indian politics.
His great-grandfather, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, was the first Prime Minister of independent
India. His grandmother, Indira Gandhi, the first and only woman Prime Minister of India, was a
very influential and powerful lady. His father, Rajiv Gandhi, was the President of Congress and
also served as Prime Minister. His mother, Sonia Gandhi, is at present the President of the
Indian National Congress. Rahul Gandhi is considered to be the new and young face of the party.

Rahul Gandhi attended St. Columba’s School, Delhi before entering The Doon School in
Dehradun (Uttarakhand), also his father’s alma mater, from 1981–83. Meanwhile, his father had
joined politics and became the Prime Minister on October 31, 1984, when Indira Gandhi was
assassinated. Due to the security threats faced by Indira Gandhi’s family from Sikh extremists,
Rahul Gandhi and his sister, Priyanka was home-schooled since then. Rahul Gandhi joined St.
Stephen’s College, Delhi in 1989 for his undergraduate education but moved to Harvard
University after he completed the first year examinations. In 1991, after Rajiv Gandhi was
assassinated by LTTE during an election rally, he shifted to Rollins College due to security
concerns and completed his B.A. in 1994. During this period, he assumed the pseudonym Raul
Vinci and his identity was known only to the university officials and security agencies. He
further went on to obtain an M.Phil from Trinity College, Cambridge University in 1995. After
graduation, Rahul Gandhi worked at the Monitor Group, a management consulting firm, in
London. In 2002 he was one of the directors of Mumbai-based technology outsourcing firm
Backops Services Private Ltd.
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