Jagat Prakash Nadda
| Jagat Prakash Nadda | |
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_addressing_UN_2.jpg) J.P Nadda at the United Nations | |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
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Assumed office 9 November 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Harsh Vardhan |
| Member of the Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh | |
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Assumed office 3 April 2012 | |
| Himachal Pradesh's Minister of Environment, Forest, Science & Technology | |
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In office 2007–2012 | |
| Himachal Pradesh's Minister of Health, Family Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs | |
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In office 1998–2003 | |
| Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Bilaspur | |
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In office 2007–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Tilak Raj Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Bumber Thakur |
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In office 1993–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Sada Ram Thakur |
| Succeeded by | Tilak Raj Sharma |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 December 1960 Patna, Bihar, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Mallika Nadda |
| Children | 2 |
Jagat Prakash Nadda (born 2 December 1960) is an Indian politician. He is currently the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare[1] and member of Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh and Parliamentary Board Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] Earlier, he was a Minister in Himachal Pradesh Government.[3]
Early life
He was born on 2 December 1960 in a Brahmin family[4] to Dr. Narain Lall Nadda and Shrimati Krishna Nadda. He was educated at St. Xaviers School, Patna. Thereafter he did his B.A. from Patna College, Patna University and LL.B. from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. As a child, he represented Bihar State in the All India Junior Swimming Championship held at Delhi.[5] On 11 December 1991, he married Dr. Mallika Nadda and now the couple have two sons. His mother-in-law is former Member of 13th Lok Sabha elected from Jabalpur Jayshree Banerjee.
Political career
Nadda was first elected to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in the election of 1993, he was subsequently re-elected in 1998.
During his first term, he served as the Leader of his party group, from 1994 to 1998. He was the Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs during his second term.[6]
Nadda was elected for another term in the 2007 elections. After Prem Kumar Dhumal formed a government, he inducted Nadda in his cabinet, as cabinet minister responsible for Forest, Environment, Science and Technology, from 2008 to 2010.[6]
Nadda did not seek re-election to the Legislative Assembly in 2012, and instead got elected to Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber.[6] In 2014, during a cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made Nadda, the Minister of Health.[7]
References
- ↑ Ministry of Health & Family Welfare-Government of India. "Cabinet Minister". mohfw.nic.in.
- ↑ "Detailed Profile - Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda - Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India". india.gov.in.
- ↑ "The Biography of Jagat Prakash (J P) Nadda". news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Himachal Pradesh Edition". tribuneindia.com.
- ↑ "Detailed Profile: Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda".
- 1 2 3 "Jagat Parkash Nadda Biography".
- ↑ Phiroze L. Vincent (November 9, 2014). "21 new Ministers inducted into Modi Cabinet". The Hindu.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Harsh Vardhan |
Minister of Health and Family Welfare 9 November 2014 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
