Former Assam chief minister
Sarbananda Sonowal
took oath as Union Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet on Wednesday.
Sarbananda Sonowal served as Assam’s chief minister between 2016 and 2021.
He has earlier served as Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Sports and Youth Affairs in PM Modi’s cabinet during his first term.
Sonowal had started from students politics and was the president of Assam’s oldest student body, the All Assam Students Union (AASU) from 1992 to 1999. He was the president of the Union from 1992 to 1999. Also from 1994 – 2004, Sonowal was the Chairman of
North East Students Organisation
(NESO), the umbrella student organization spread across the seven North-Eastern States.
From 2001 to 2004, he served as
MLA, Assam Legislative Assembly
from Moran Constituency. From 2004 – 2009, he served as Member of
Parliament 14th
Lok Sabha
from Dibrugarh Constituency.
