College: Robinson
School: Queen Elizabeth's Boys', Barnet
D.O.B: 23/04/1988
D.O.D: Some time during a University Council meeting...
Ethnicity: Indian
Religion: There's something out there, and I don't think it's a flying teapot.
Emergency contact: Probably the Women's Officer
Smoker? No...
No. of sexual partners? I remain devoted to my college wife, Phoebe.
No. of pets? None

Where do you live?
A beautiful flat in Trinity Hall.

Where do you sleep?
Far too often with my head on my desk in the CUSU Office.

Mental health problems?
Napolean Complex?

Favourite book?
The Liar by Stephen Fry

Actual favourite book?
How to Rule the World: A Handbook for the Aspiring Dictator by André de Guillame

What are you reading?
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Where will you be on Wednesday night?
Drinking gin. And tonic. Somewhere.

When did you first realise that you wanted to be a megalomaniac?
When I failed to make the school rugby team. It was the natural alternative.

Who’s your favourite dictator?
Juan Peron. But only because he tangentially starred in Evita.

What’s the working title for your spill-all memoir?
The Imperial Presidency.

How many copies will it sell?
By the time its published, it will be legally mandatory to have a copy in each home.

What’s the worst joke you’ve ever heard?
"Run for CUSU President, Rahul. You'll never have to work through the night!"

Who’s your Cambridge arch-nemesis?
Morgan Wild (the Welfare Office) because he keeps making me be "responsible about things, now".

If you could rule any country (apart from the UK and USA) which would it be?
North Korea, because they respect their leaders properly there...

When you’re rich and powerful and the university is offering to name something after you, what will you choose?
The Rahul Mansiganai Institute for Caffiene and Mindless Optimism.

What did you want to be when you grew up?
Oxford Student Union President. And they say ambitions don't grow...

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Hmm... I don't know. But it would have to have 'President' in it somewhere...

What’s the key to happiness?
Garnier Caffiene Eye Roll-on. Also useful are actual keys.

What will be written on your gravestone?
"I always said I'd get some rest soon"

Who would play you in the film of your life?
Martin Sheen from The West Wing. He is wise.

Who will play your arch-nemesis in the film of your life?
Bob Crow.

Which Pokemon would play you in the cartoon of your life?
Jigglypuff. Its name is cute.

What’s next for Rahul Mansigani?
See answer for 'Actual favourite book?'

Any questions?
Would you like some tea?

Cambridge University Students' Union (CUSU) is the University-wide body bringing together JCRs, MCRs, and faculty reps representing them to the NUS and University authorities.  CUSU was founded in 1971 and formally recognised by the university authorities on May 25, 1984.  Its second president was Charles Clarke, later to become the Home Secretary. Other notable ex-Presidents include David Lidlington (Tory MP), Pav Akhtar (Labour MP and Chairman of Imaan), and Thomas Chigbo. To find out more visit www.cusu.cam.ac.uk