Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu was born on July 11, 1953 in Dadar, Mumbai. He went to Shardashram school and attended M.L Dahanukar college in Vile Parle. Suresh Prabhu is a chartered accountant by profession and also holds a law degree

Suresh Prabhu has handled several ministries in past from Railways to Environment, Power and Heavy Industries. He has also been Prime Minister’s Sherpa for G20 summit and Chairman of the Task Force on Interlinking of Rivers. 

Suresh Prabhu runs an NGO called Manav Sadhan Vikas Sanstha, a public charitable trust formed in 1998, which works towards the empowerment of people

Suresh Prabhu is a Rajya Sabha MP from Andhra Pradesh. He has been four-time Member of the Lok Sabha from Rajapur Constituency of Maharastra and has also represented Haryana in the Rajya Sabha. 

Suresh Prabhu was elected four times to the Lok Sabha as a member of Shiv Sena. He lost his seat in 2009. On November 9, 2014, he quit the Shiv Sena to join Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Suresh Prabhu is married to Uma Prabhu who is a journalist by profession. The couple have a son named Ameya Prabhu

Suresh Prabhu is well known for his easy accessibility to the public, which not only acts as a deterrent to bureaucratic delays and corruption in the functioning of his Ministry but also encourages new ideas and view-points

Suresh Prabhu was featured among the top three Indian leaders of the future by Asia Week magazine, Hong Kong in its cover story 'Giant on the Move,' he has been guided by the dream and mission to balance the needs of human development while preserving the fragile environment

Suresh Prabhu likes reading, classical music, sports, including chess and table-tennis and likes to collect stamps

Suresh Prabhu has constantly featured in the list of top five ministers in India from 2014 to 2017 in terms of both performance and accessibility in nation-wide surveys conducted by various institutions