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Ramesh Pokhriyal
Union Minister of Education
In office 29 July 2020 (2020-07-29) – 7 July 2021 (2021-07-07)[1]
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 (2019-05-30) – 29 July 2020 (2020-07-29)
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Preceded by
Prakash Javadekar
Succeeded by
Himself as Minister of Education
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 16 May 2014 (2014-05-16) – 4 June 2024 (2024-06-04)
Preceded by
Harish Rawat
Succeeded by
Trivendra Singh Rawat
Constituency
Haridwar
5th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
In office 27 June 2009 (2009-06-27) – 11 September 2011 (2011-09-11)
Preceded by
B. C. Khanduri
Succeeded by
B. C. Khanduri
Personal details
Born
(1959-07-15) 15 July 1959 (age 64) 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
Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" (born 15 July 1959),[2] is an Indian politician from Bhartiya Janta Party. He served as the Human Resource Development Minister in the Union Government of India starting from 31 May 2019. The name of his ministry was changed to Education Ministry in July 2020, following the ministry's name change, his title was changed to Minister of Education.[3]
He represented the Haridwar Parliamentary constituency of Uttarakhand in the 17th Lok Sabha.[4] BJP did not make him the candidate for 2024 General Elections.
He was the 5th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2009 to 2011, due to corruption allegations he was asked to resign from his post by the BJP Central Leadership.[5][6]
^"Pokhriyal relieved from his post", News18, 7 July 2021
^"'Because of Hindu Horoscope': HRD Minister's Clarification Over Row on Different Dates of Birth". News18. 2 June 2019.
^Priscilla Jebaraj; Nistula Hebbar (31 July 2020). "Rigorous consultations done before framing new National Education Policy, says Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
^"Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank gets HRD ministry in PM Modi's new cabinet". Hindustan Times. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
^Joshi, Poornima (21 November 2010). "Uttarakhand CM at centre of two scams". India Today. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^Joshi, Poornima (11 September 2011). "Nishank fired after drama to delay exit flops". India Today. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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