Rabi Ray
Rabi Ray (26 November 1926 – 6 March 2017) was an Indian socialist politician. He was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1989 to 1991. He joined the Socialist Party in 1948, and later became member of the Samyukta Socialist Party, the Janata Party and the Janata Dal.[1][2]
Rabi Ray | |
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ରବି ରାୟ | |
 Portrait of Rabi Ray | |
| 9th Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
| In office 19 December 1989 – 9 July 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Vishwanath Pratap Singh Chandra Sekhar |
| Deputy | Shivraj Patil |
| Preceded by | Balram Jakhar |
| Succeeded by | Shivraj Patil |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 25 January 1979 – 14 January 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Morarji Desai |
| Preceded by | Raj Narain |
| Succeeded by | Mohsina Kidwai |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1989–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Sarat Kumar Deb |
| Succeeded by | Srikant Kumar Jena |
| Constituency | Kendrapara, Odisha |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Preceded by | B. Mishra |
| Succeeded by | Banamali Patnaik |
| Constituency | Puri, Odisha |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 1974 – 2 April 1980 | |
| Constituency | Odisha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1926 Bhanagarh, Puri district, Odisha, British India |
| Died | 6 March 2017 (aged 90) Cuttack, Odisha, India |
| Political party | Janata Dal |
| Other political affiliations | Janata Party (Secular), Janata Party, Samyukta Socialist Party, Socialist Party |
| As of 11 July, 2009 Source: [1] | |
References
- ↑ "Former speakers - Rabi Ray". The Speaker, Lok Sabha official website. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ↑ "Former Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray passes away". The Economic Times. 2017-03-06. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/former-lok-sabha-speaker-rabi-ray-passes-away/articleshow/57495889.cms. Retrieved 2020-02-16.