Ramesh Pokhriyal
Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" (born 15 July 1959), is an Indian politician who was appointed on 31 May 2019 to serve as Minister of Human Resource Development and as of July 2020, following the ministry's name change, his title was changed to Minister of Education.
Ramesh Pokhriyal | |
|---|---|
| Union Minister of Education | |
| In office 29 July 2020 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Himself as Minister of Human Resource Development |
| Succeeded by | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Minister of Human Resource Development | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 29 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Prakash Javadekar |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Minister of Education |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Harish Rawat |
| Constituency | Haridwar |
| 5th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand | |
| In office 27 June 2009 – 11 September 2011 | |
| Preceded by | B. C. Khanduri |
| Succeeded by | B. C. Khanduri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1959 Pinani, Uttarakhand, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Kusum Kanta Pokhriyal
(m. 1985; died 2012) |
| Children | 3 (incl. Arushi Nishank) |
| Residence(s) | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| Alma mater | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University |
He represents the Haridwar Parliamentary constituency of Uttarakhand in the 17th Lok Sabha.
He was the 5th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2009 to 2011. He was member of the 16th Lok Sabha and chairperson, Committee on Government Assurances.
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