In this Indian name, the name Ramesh is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Jairam.
Indian politician
Jairam Ramesh
Jairam in 2012
Union Minister of Rural Development
In office 13 July 2011 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh
Preceded by
Vilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded by
Gopinath Munde
Union Ministry of Environment and Forests
In office May 2009 – 12 July 2011
Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh
Preceded by
Manmohan Singh
Succeeded by
Jayanthi Natarajan
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2016
Preceded by
Aayanur Manjunath
Constituency
Karnataka
In office 22 June 2004 – 21 June 2016
Preceded by
Yadlapati Venkata Rao
Succeeded by
Y. S. Chowdary
Constituency
Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born
(1954-04-09) 9 April 1954 (age 70) Chikmagalur, Mysore State, India (now in Karnataka, India)
Political party
Indian National Congress
Residence
New Delhi
Alma mater
IIT Bombay (B.Tech.) Carnegie Mellon University (M.S.)
Occupation
Politician
As of 25 January, 2007
Source: [1]
Jairam Ramesh (born 9 April 1954) is an Indian politician belonging to Indian National Congress. He is a Member of Parliament representing Karnataka state in the Rajya Sabha. In July 2011, Jairam was elevated to the Union Council of Ministers of India and appointed Minister of Rural Development and Minister (additional charge) of the new Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. However, in the cabinet reshuffle in October 2012, he was divested of the portfolio of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. He was previously the Indian Minister of State (Independent Charge) at the Ministry of Environment and Forests from May 2009 to July 2011.[a]
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