Pankaj Choudhary
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Pankaj Chaudhary | |
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | |
Assumed office 7 July 2021 Serving with Bhagwat Karad | |
President | Ram Nath Kovind |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Nirmala Sitaraman |
Preceded by | Anurag Thakur |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Maharajganj | |
Assumed office May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Harsh Vardhan |
In office May 2004 – May 2009 | |
Preceded by | Akhilesh Kumar Singh |
Succeeded by | Harsh Vardhan |
In office June 1991 – April 1999 (3 Times) | |
Preceded by | Harsh Vardhan |
Succeeded by | Akhilesh Kumar Singh |
Personal details | |
Born | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | 15 November 1964
Citizenship | ![]() |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse(s) | Bhagya Shree Chaudhary
(m. 1990) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) |
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Residence | 20, Canning Lane, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi |
Education | Bachelor of Arts |
Alma mater | Gorakhpur University |
Profession |
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As of 9 June, 2020 Source: [1] |
Pankaj Choudhary (born 15 November 1964) is an Indian politician and member of 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 16th and 17th Loksabha from Maharajganj (Lokasabha constituency) in Uttar Pradesh of India as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Early life[]
He was born on 15 November 1964 to Late Shri Bhagwati Prasad Chaudhary. He has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Gorakhpur University.
Politics[]
He was first elected to the 10th Lok Sabha in 1991 and then got elected to 11th Lok Sabha in 1996, 12th Lok Sabha in 1998 however, lost to Akhilesh Singh of Samajwadi Party in 1999 General elections. He later won the 2004 Lok Sabha elections.
In 2009, he lost again to the Indian National Congress candidate Harsh Vardhan from Maharajganj. In 2014, he won from the same constituency and is now a member of 16th Lok Sabha.[1]
He became Ministers of State of Finance in Second Modi ministry after the Cabinet reshuffle.[2]
Position Held[]
- 1989–91 : Member, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- 1990–91 : Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- 1990 onwards Member, Working Committee, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.)
- 1991 : Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
- 1991–96 : Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table & Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests
- 1996 : Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
- 1996–97 : Member, Committee on Communications & Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
- 1998 : Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
- 1998–99 : Member, Committee on Railways; Member, Committee on Petitions & Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
- 2004 : Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)
Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme Member, Committee on Tourism
- 2007 onwards Member, Committee on MPLADS
- 2014 : Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term)
- 2019 : Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (6th term)
- 2021 : Union Ministers of State for Ministry of Finance[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Constituency-wise results: Maharaganj".
- ^ "Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers". India Today. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Pankaj Chaudhary takes charge as Minister of state for finance". Times of India. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Pankaj Chaudhary takes charge as minister of state for finance". Financial Express. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
External links[]
- Official biography from Parliament of India records[permanent dead link]
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
- Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
- People from Gorakhpur
- Narendra Modi ministry
- People from Maharajganj district
- 10th Lok Sabha members
- 11th Lok Sabha members
- 12th Lok Sabha members
- 14th Lok Sabha members
- 16th Lok Sabha members
- 17th Lok Sabha members