Vidya Charan Shukla
| Vidya Charan Shukla | |
|---|---|
| Shukla in 2011 | |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 18 January 1993 – 17 January 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao | 
| Preceded by | Ghulam Nabi Azad | 
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Nabi Azad | 
| Minister of External Affairs | |
| In office 21 November 1990 – 20 February 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Chandra Shekhar | 
| Preceded by | Chandra Shekhar (Acting) | 
| Succeeded by | Chandra Shekhar (Acting) | 
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1991 – 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Bais | 
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Bais | 
| Constituency | Raipur | 
| In office 1980 – 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Brij Lal Verma | 
| Succeeded by | Pawan Diwan | 
| Constituency | Mahasamund | 
| In office 1971 – 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Lakhan Lal Gupta | 
| Succeeded by | Purushottam Kaushik | 
| Constituency | Raipur | 
| In office 1962 – 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established | 
| Succeeded by | Krishna Agrawal | 
| Constituency | Mahasamund | 
| In office 1957 – 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established | 
| Succeeded by | Minimata | 
| Constituency | Balodabazar | 
| 7th President of Indian Olympic Association | |
| In office 1984–1987 | |
| Preceded by | Bhalindra Singh | 
| Succeeded by | Sivanthi Adithan | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1929 Raipur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (now in Chhattisgarh, India) | 
| Died | 11 June 2013 (aged 83) Gurgaon, Haryana, India | 
| Political party | Indian National Congress (1957-1987, 1991-2003, 2007-2013) Jan Morcha (1987-1989) Janata Dal (1989-1990) Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (1990-1991) Nationalist Congress Party (2003) Bharatiya Janata Party (2003-2004) | 
| Relations | Shyama Charan Shukla (brother) Amitesh Shukla (nephew) | 
| Parent | Ravishankar Shukla (father) | 
Vidya Charan Shukla (2 August 1929 – 11 June 2013) was an Indian politician whose political career spanned six decades. He was predominantly a member of the Indian National Congress, but also had spells in Jan Morcha, Janata Dal, Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya), Nationalist Congress Party and Bharatiya Janata Party. He was known as a close associate of Indira Gandhi.