Dharmendra Pradhan
Dharmendra Debendra Pradhan (born 26 June 1969) is the Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Minister of Steel in the Second Modi Ministry and a BJP leader.[1] He was previously also the Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in the First Modi Ministry. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in March 2018 from Madhya Pradesh.[2] Pradhan was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Deogarh constituency of Odisha. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan was also a member of 12th Assembly of Odisha (2000 - 2004) elected from Pallalhara constituency. He is also a member of ABVP. He is the son of Former Union Minister and Senior BJP Leader Debendra Pradhan.
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| Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | |
| Assumed office 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Veerappa Moily |
| Minister of Steel | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Chaudhary Birender Singh |
| Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | |
| In office 3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Pratap Rudy |
| Succeeded by | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Prakash Javadekar |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| In office 3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Manoj Jha |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Debendra Pradhan |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Deogarh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1969 Talcher, Odisha, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mridula Pradhan |
| Children | 2 |
| Mother | Basanta Manjari Pradhan |
| Father | Debendra Pradhan |
| Residence | Talcher, Odisha, India |
| Alma mater | Utkal University |
| Website | http://dpradhanbjp.com |
| As of 29 June 2019 | |
Pradhan is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In addition to being a General Secretary, he was assigned additional responsibility to look after the party activities in Jharkhand in August 2011. Dharmendra Pradhan is close aide and a trusted confidant of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP party President Amit Shah and was one of the Chief Architects for the victory of BJP in Bihar in the Lok Sabha election of 2014.[3]
Positions
- Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Madhya Pradesh (MP): April , 2018 in BJP – present [4]
- Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Bihar: 2012– 2018
- In-charge - BJP Bihar: 2013– present
- In-charge BJP Karnataka: 2011–2013
- Bharatiya Janata Party All India General Secretary - 2010–present
- Co-Incharge - BJP Bihar: 2010–present - State Elections
- In-charge Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM): 2010–present
- In-Charge BJP Jharkhand: Election in Charge Uttarakhand
- Bharatiya Janata Party: National Secretary 2007–2010
- In-charge Chhattisgarh: 2007–2010
- Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha): 2004–2009 Deogarh, Odisha, India
- Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha National President: 2004–2006
- Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly 2000- 2004 Pallahada Assembly constituency
- National Secretary of ABVP 1995[5]
- President, Talcher College Students' Union 1985
- Started as an Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activist in the year 1983
Union minister
In May 2019, Pradhan continued his Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and got the Ministry of Steel.[6]
References
- "Dharmendra Pradhan At the launch function of Start-up programme for entrepreneurs in Oil & Gas sector". veblr.com.
- "BJP gives in to JD(U) pressure, denies Rajya Sabha ticket to Ahluwalia". Indian Express. 20 March 2012.
- "Press: Sh. Dharmendra Pradhan & Sh. Murlidhar Rao given addl. responsibility". Indian Express. 18 August 2011.
- http://petroleum.nic.in/about-us/meet-the-minister
- http://dpradhanbjp.com/biography/
- "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
External links
| Lok Sabha | ||
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| Preceded by Debendra Pradhan |
Member of Parliament for Deogarh 2004 – 2009 |
Succeeded by Constituency ceased to exist |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Veerappa Moily |
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas 26 May 2014 – Present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Rajiv Pratap Rudy Minister of State (Independent Charge) |
Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 3 September 2017 – 29 May 2019 |
Succeeded by Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| Preceded by Chaudhary Birender Singh |
Minister of Steel 30 May 2019 – Present |
Incumbent |
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