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* 27 May 2014 onwards Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Textile; Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation<ref>http://www.ndtv.com/people/minister-of-state-independent-charge-santosh-gangwar-564063</ref> |
* 27 May 2014 onwards Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Textile; Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation<ref>http://www.ndtv.com/people/minister-of-state-independent-charge-santosh-gangwar-564063</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:03, 2 June 2019
Santosh Gangwar | |
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Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment | |
Assumed office 03 September 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Bandaru Dattatreya |
Minister of State for Finance | |
In office 05 July 2016 – 03 September 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Jayant Sinha |
Succeeded by | Shiv Pratap Shukla |
Minister of Textiles | |
In office 26 May 2014 – 7 July 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Kavuri Samba Siva Rao |
Succeeded by | Smriti Irani |
Member of Parliament for Bareilly | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Preceded by | Praveen Singh Aron |
In office 1989–2009 | |
Preceded by | Begum Abida Ahmed |
Succeeded by | Praveen Singh Aron |
Personal details | |
Born | Bareilly, United Provinces, India | 1 November 1948
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Residence | Bareilly |
Alma mater | B.Sc. at Agra University LL.B. at Rohilkhand University |
As of 22 September, 2006 Source: [1] |
Santosh Kumar Gangwar (born 1 November 1948) is an Indian politician and the current Minister of State with independent charge in the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the Government of India.[1] He is a Member of Parliament (16th Lok Sabha), former minister of state in Government of India and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has been Member of Parliament for the city of Bareilly since 1989 till date (except 2009-2014). He was also the chief whip of the party in 14th Lok Sabha. He faced defeat in the 15th Lok Sabha Elections, 2009 by a very narrow margin. He has been elected as Member of Parliament in 16th Lok Sabha. He won by a margin of over 2.4 lakh votes over his rival candidate in 2014 general election.
Early life
Born on 1 November 1948 in Bareilly, Santosh Kumar Gangwar attended Agra University and the Rohilkhand University in Uttar Pradesh, from where he completed his B Sc and LLB Degrees.[2]
Before joining politics, Gangwar was actively involved in the establishment of the Urban Cooperative Bank in Bareilly and held the position of its chairman since its beginning in the year 1996. In Bareilly, he has been given credit for getting several projects executed for public use such as Chaupla Railway over-bridge, a library, and mini bypass. Married to Saubhagya Gangwar, he is blessed with two children, Apoorv Gangwar and Shruti Gangwar.[3] [2] He suffers from vitiligo.
Career
Gangwar was jailed during the Emergency for guiding a people's movement against the then Government. He served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh State BJP Working Committee and held the position of General Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh BJP Unit in 1996.
Gangwar was elected for the first time to the 9th Lok Sabha[4] in 1989 from the Bareilly constituency. He represented that constituency continuously until 2009 as a BJP Member of Parliament, which involved six successive terms.
He has held ministerial posts in the Government of India.[3] He was Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas with additional charge of Parliament Affairs in 13th Lok Sabha. Prior to this, Gangwar was Minister of State of Science and Technology with additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs during October and November 1999
Currently,[when?] He is Member of Parliament in 16th Lok Sabha.
He served in as Minister of State for Textiles from 26 May 2014 to 5 July 2016, after which he was sworn in as Minister of State for Finance.[5]
Gangwar forayed into national politics in the year 1989, when he got elected from Bareilly in the 9th Lok Sabha on a BJP ticket. In 1996, Gangwar became the General Secretary of the BJP’s Uttar Pradesh unit. Later, he kept on winning from the same constituency and remained an MP in the next six successive terms till 2009. In the 14th Lok Sabha, he was the chief whip of his party, but in the year 2009 elections for 15th Lok Sabha, he had to face defeat by a narrow margin.[2]
In April 2018 Gangwar stirred controversy by saying that "one should not make a big deal" about rape in a country as large as India. The statements followed two incidents where BJP leaders were implicated in violent sexual assault of minors[6].
Positions Held
- 27 May 2014 onwards Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Textile; Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation[7][8]
References
- ^ http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/profile-meet-the-new-ministers-of-state-for-finance-116070600336_1.html
- ^ a b c http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/santosh-kumar-gangwar.html#sthash.1UfzJ0iB.dpuf
- ^ a b http://www.elections.in/government/cabinet-ministers.html
- ^ http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/briefbioprofiles.aspx?mpsno=131
- ^ "Aadhaar law will ensure Direct Benefit Transfer reaches genuine beneficiaries: FM Jaitley", Daily News and Analysis, 15 July 2016
- ^ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/why-make-a-big-deal-union-ministers-message-on-child-rape-1841027
- ^ http://www.ndtv.com/people/minister-of-state-independent-charge-santosh-gangwar-564063
- ^ http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=131
External links
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
- People from Bareilly
- 9th Lok Sabha members
- 10th Lok Sabha members
- 11th Lok Sabha members
- 12th Lok Sabha members
- 13th Lok Sabha members
- 14th Lok Sabha members
- 16th Lok Sabha members
- 17th Lok Sabha members
- Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
- Union ministers of state of India with independent charge
- Narendra Modi ministry
- Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University alumni