Ajay Maken
Ajay Maken | |
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| Treasurer of Indian National Congress | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Pawan Kumar Bansal |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | L. Hanumanthaiah |
| Constituency | Karnataka |
| Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation | |
| In office 28 October 2012 – 15 June 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Selja Kumari |
| Succeeded by | Girija Vyas |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports | |
| In office May 2011 – 28 October 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | M. S. Gill |
| Succeeded by | Jitendra Singh |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| In office 28 May 2009 – May 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister | P. Chidambaram |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 13 May 2004 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jagmohan |
| Succeeded by | Meenakshi Lekhi |
| Constituency | New Delhi |
| Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1993–2004 | |
| Preceded by | constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Lamba |
| Constituency | Rajouri Garden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1964 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Radhika Maken |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi |
As of 16 September, 2006 Source: [1] | |
Ajay Maken (born 12 January 1964) is a politician from the Indian National Congress party. He is the treasurer of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC). A three-time member of the Parliament of India and three-time MLA, Delhi Legislative Assembly, he was formerly a minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a minister in the cabinet of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
He has been thrice elected as a member of the Parliament of India, and three times to the Delhi Legislative Assembly. He was the president of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee.
Ajay Maken was appointed a member of Empowered Action Group of Leaders and Experts (EAGLE) which was constituted by Indian National Congress on 2 February 2025 to monitor the conduct of free and fair elections by the Election Commission of India.