Prakash Javadekar
Prakash Keshav Javadekar (born 30 January 1951) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and served as the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change from 30 May 2019 till 7 July 2021, precisely from 26 May 2014 till 5 July 2016.
Prakash Javadekar | |
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Javadekar in October 2020 | |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore |
| Succeeded by | Anurag Singh Thakur |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Manish Tewari |
| Succeeded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Harsh Vardhan |
| Succeeded by | Bhupender Yadav |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Veerappa Moily |
| Succeeded by | Anil Madhav Dave |
| Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | |
| In office 12 November 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Arvind Sawant |
| Succeeded by | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| Minister of Human Resource Development | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Smriti Irani |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Pokhriyal |
| Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Rajeev Shukla |
| Succeeded by | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ajay Sancheti |
| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| In office 13 June 2014 – 2 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Faggan Singh Kulaste |
| Succeeded by | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| In office 2010–2014 | |
| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 1990–2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1951 Village Apta in Panvel Taluka, Raigad District, India (Maharashtra, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Prachee |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Suhas Javadekar (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Pune |
| Website | Prakash Javdekar Website |
Javadekar was elected to the upper house Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament from Maharashtra in 2008, and re-elected from Madhya Pradesh in 2014.
Following the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 Indian General Election, he was appointed Minister State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is also a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, and briefly held the portfolio of Information and Broadcasting.
Javadekar is an official spokesperson of the BJP.
He is married to Prachee Javadekar and has two sons. He also has a brother, Suhas Javadekar.