Deepender Singh Hooda

Deepender was named a Leader-in-Residence at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington – its Poling Chair of Business and Government.

World Economic Forum's Young Global Leader (YGL) (2011): World Economic Forum named Deepender as a Young Global Leader in the year 2011. Forum of Young Global Leaders is a unique, multi-stakeholder community of leaders under the age of 40 picked each year by the WEF that have already demonstrated their commitment to serve society at large. Only 11 Indians have been recognized so far as WEF's YGL.

MIT's Bharat Asmita Jana Pratinidhi Shreshta award: In 2010 he received Bharat Asmita Jana Pratinidhi Shreshta award for the best young exponent of parliamentary practices for his work towards rural development through education and power generation.

Hooda was the youngest parliamentarian when he entered politics in 2005. His area of expertise includes rural infrastructure, water, agriculture, education and energy.

Hooda divorced Geeta Grewal in 2005. In February 2010, Hooda married Sweta Mirdha, a granddaughter of a former leader of the INC in Rajasthan, Nathuram Mirdha. Her older sister, Jyoti Mirdha, is a former Congress MP from Nagaur, Rajasthan.

Deepender Singh Hooda (born 4 January 1978) is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress, who is the current Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha representing Haryana.