Summary
Shiv Pratap Shukla (born 1 April 1952) is an Indian politician and statesman. Currently, he is the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. He was the Minister of State for Finance in the First Modi ministry.[2] He was a Member of Parliament in the upper house (Rajya Sabha) of the Indian Parliament represented the Indian state, Uttar Pradesh.
Shiv Pratap Shukla | |
|---|---|
 Shukla in 2018 | |
| 22nd Governor of Himachal Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 18 February 2023 | |
| President | Droupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Chief Minister | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu |
| Preceded by | Rajendra Arlekar |
| Minister of State for Finance | |
| In office 3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Santosh Gangwar |
| Succeeded by | Anurag Thakur |
| MP of Rajya Sabha for Uttar Pradesh[1] | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 5 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, BJP |
| Succeeded by | Kapil Sibal |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party (U.P.) | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 21 September 1997 – 8 March 2002 | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 5 December 1989 – 8 March 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Sunil Kumar Shastri |
| Succeeded by | Radha Mohan Das Agarwal |
| Constituency | Gorakhpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1952 Rudrapur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Shimla |
| Alma mater | Gorakhpur University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Political career edit
Member of Legislative Assembly edit
Shukla campaigned in the General Elections in 1989 and was elected a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, defeating Shri Sunil Shastri of INC.[3] He was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly four consecutive times in 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1996.[3]
Minister of state in the BJP government edit
Shukla was appointed a state minister in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led governments in Uttar Pradesh. He was appointed the cabinet Minister for Jails[4][5][6] in 1996–1998 under Bharatiya Janata Party–Bahujan Samaj Party a short-lived coalition government of Mayawati & Kalyan Singh & later on appointed Minister for Rural Development [7] in year 1998–2002 under BJP government of Rajnath Singh.
References edit
- ^ "Samajwadi Party Wins 7 Rajya Sabha Seats in UP, Kapil Sibal Emerges Victorious".
- ^ "Shiv Pratap Shukla Gets Finance Ministry in PM Narendra Modi's Cabinet".
- ^ a b "Gorakhpur Election Results since 1977". Election Commission of India.
- ^ "The Great Lucknow Circus". Frontline. 15–28 November 1997. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007.
- ^ "Jailed gangster's reach gobsmacks UP police". Rediff. 17 December 1998.
- ^ "BJP bandh stirs up trouble in UP towns". Rediff. 23 February 1998.
- ^ R Swaminathan (22 February 2002). "Neither Ram nor Rahim, Gorakhpur voters seek solution to problem of floods". Rediff.
External links edit
- Official Site of Legislature in Uttar Pradesh