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13th President of India Incumbent Assumed office
25 July 2012Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari Preceded by Pratibha Patil Minister of Finance In office
24 January 2009 – 26 June 2012Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Preceded by Manmohan Singh Succeeded by Manmohan Singh In office
15 January 1982 – 31 December 1984Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Rajiv GandhiPreceded by R. Venkataraman Succeeded by V. P. Singh Minister of External Affairs In office
24 October 2006 – 23 May 2009Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Preceded by Manmohan Singh Succeeded by S. M. Krishna In office
10 February 1995 – 16 May 1996Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao Preceded by Dinesh Singh Succeeded by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Minister of Defence In office
22 May 2004 – 26 October 2006Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Preceded by George Fernandes Succeeded by A. K. Antony Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission In office
24 June 1991 – 15 May 1996Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao Preceded by Mohan Dharia Succeeded by Madhu Dandavate Personal details Born Pranab Kumar Mukherjee
11 December 1935
Mirati, Bengal Presidency,British India (now West Bengal)Political party Indian National Congress(1969–1986; 1989–2012)
Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress (1986–1989)Other political
affiliationsUnited Front (1996–2004)
United Progressive Alliance(2004–present)Spouse(s) Suvra Mukherjee (1957–present) Children Sharmistha, Abhijit, Indrajit Alma mater University of Calcutta Religion Hinduism Awards Padma Vibhushan (2008) Website Official Website