Meira Kumar (Bihar INC Lok Sabha Sasaram). She is an M.A., LL.B, Advanced Diploma in Spanish. Educated at Indraprastha College and Miranda House, University of Delhi (Delhi) profession Political & Social Worker Advocate Civil Servant. 1985 - Elected to 8th Lok Sabha. 1986-89 and 1996-98 - Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs. 1990-92 and 1996-99 - General-Secretary, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.).1990-2000 and 2002-04 - Member, Congress Working Committee (C.W.C.) 1996 - Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1996-98 - Member, Public Accounts Committee Member, Committee on Home Affairs and its Sub-Committee on Personnel policy of Central Para- Military Forces (CPMFs) Member, Joint committee on the Empowerment of Women and its Sub-Committee on Education and Health Programmes for Women 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term). 1998-99 Member, Committee on Food and Consumer Affairs Member, Committee on Environment and Forests. 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term). May 2004 onwards Union Cabinet Minister, Social Justice and Empowerment. Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments: Painting and writing poems some of which have been published; Editor, Pavan Prasad--a monthly magazine(1980-92).