Deepender Singh Hooda's great-grandfather, Choudhary Matu Ram Hooda, collaborated with Mahatma Gandhi in the independence movement. |
In 1985, Choudhary Matu Ram played a vital role in the formation of the Indian National Congress. |
Deepender's grandfather, Ranbir Singh Hooda, was the first and second Lok Sabha representative from Rohtak, Haryana. |
Ranbir Singh Hooda was also a member of the Rajya Sabha and actively involved in serving undivided Punjab and present-day Haryana. |
During his undergraduate studies at Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak, Haryana, Deepender secured the second-highest position. |
While pursuing his master's at Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, he became the Leader-in-Residence of Poling Chair of Business and Government. |
He was elected as the president of the Asian Students Association at the same university. |
Deepender organized an Asian Business Conference at Harvard University and led a team of Asian students from top U.S. business schools. |
Before entering politics, he worked at Reliance Industries Limited and later as a software engineer at Infosys. |
He also served as a senior manager at Sabre Corporation in Dallas, USA. |
Despite being offered a position at McKinsey & Company, he returned to India to pursue a political career. |
Upon joining politics in 2005, he became the youngest member of parliament at 27 years old. |
Deepender is part of the fourth generation of his family engaged in public service. |
He has been involved in various parliamentary committees and played a role in the establishment of educational institutes and healthcare facilities. |
In 2019, he lost the Lok Sabha election to Arvind Kumar Sharma from the Bhartiya Janta Party. |
Deepender became a member of the Rajya Sabha in July 2020. |
He has served on several important parliamentary committees related to human resource development, energy, and finance. |
In January 2023, he joined the Committee on Information and Communication Technology Management. |
He is associated with the Council of IITs and the Indian Red Cross Society as a board member and Vice Chairman, respectively. |
As a Lok Sabha member, he chaired the Indo-UK forum of Parliamentarians. |
In 2017, he participated in the India-Japan Forum to strengthen bilateral relations. |
He was recognized on the Young Global Leaders List by the World Economic Forum in 2011. |
Deepender joined Rahul Gandhi for the Bharat Jodo Yatra across India in September 2022. |
He contributed economics and international affairs columns to The Indian Express. |
Deepender has a keen interest in topics such as history, social economics, and different civilizations. |