SHRI DILIPBHAI RAMANLAL PARIKH

Parliamentary Career: Member, Eighth Gujarat Legislative Assembly,1990-95. Minister for Industries, Printing & Stationery (Except Cottage Industries and Mines) in the Government of Gujarat 4^th November 1995 to 27^th October,1997. He was Chief Minister of Gujarat from 28^th October 1997 to 4^th March 1998.

Activities: President, (1) Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industries,1989,(2)Gujarat State Plastic manufacturers Association, 1973-74,(3) Lions Club of Amdavad, 1974, (4)Swaminarayan Industrial Estate, Amdavad, (5) Vidyottejak Mandal, Amdavad, (6) Plastic and Rubber Industries, 1979. District Governor, Lions Club International, Gujarat,1978-79. Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat Region, 1990-94. Trustee, Kandla Port Trust, Member of Executive Committee, (1) Indian Merchant Chamber, Bombay, (2) FICCI, New Delhi, Director, State Bank of Saurashtra. Associated with many educational, social and cultural institutes.

Literary Activity: Has written many articles on industrial policy and financial topics.

Hobby: Reading, Cricket, travelling, swimming.

Travels Abroad: England, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Netherland, U.S.A., Canada, Japan, China, Hongkong, Kenya, Thailand, Phillipines, Singapore, Tanzania, Nepal, Africa, Scandinavia.