Anil Vij

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Anil Vij
| image = File:Anil Vij - Kolkata 2016-10-07 8232.JPG
| caption = Vij in 2016
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|03|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ambala]], [[East Punjab|Punjab]], [[India]] (now in [[Haryana]], [[India]])
| alma_mater = [[Punjab University, Chandigarh]]
| office = [[Cabinet Minister]] [[Government of Haryana]]
| term_start = 26 October 2014
| 1blankname = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname = Minister of Home Minister of Urban Development Minister of Technical Education
| 2namedata = 14 November 2019 - Incumbent
| 3blankname = Minister of Science & Technology
| 3namedata = 22 July 2016 - Incumbent
| 4blankname = Minister of Health Minister of Medical Education Minister of AYUSH
| 4namedata = 26 October 2014 - Incumbent
| 5blankname = Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs
| 5namedata = 26 October 2014 - 27 October 2019
| office2 = Member of [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start4 = 1990
| term_end4 = 1991
| predecessor4 = [[Sushma Swaraj]]
| successor4 = Brij Anand
| constituency4 = [[Ambala Cantonment (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ambala Cantonment]]
| term_start3 = 1996
| term_end3 = 2005
| predecessor3 = Brij Anand
| successor3 = Devender Kumar Bansal
| constituency3 = [[Ambala Cantonment (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ambala Cantonment]]
| term_start2 = 2009
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = Devender Kumar Bansal
| successor2 =
| constituency2 = [[Ambala Cantonment (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ambala Cantonment]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| profession =
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| successor1 =
| signature =
| awards =
| website = [https://www.facebook.com/anilvijambala Official Facebook Page]
| footnotes =
| date = 27 October
| year = 2019
| source =
}}

'''Anil Vij''' (born 15 March 1953)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/anil-kumar-vij.html| title=Anil Vij | work=elections.in| date=| access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> is an Indian [[politician]] belonging to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and Cabinet Minister in the [[Government of Haryana]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/assembly-elections-2014/haryana-news/Assembly-elections-2014-BJPs-Anil-Vij-is-first-winner-from-Haryana/articleshow/44875034.cms | title=Assembly elections 2014: BJP's Anil Vij is first winner from Haryana | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=19 October 2014 | access-date=19 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/haryana/will-do-my-best-if-bjp-makes-me-haryana-cm-anil-vij_1486945.html | title=Will do my best if BJP makes me Haryana CM: Anil Vij | publisher=Zee News | work=Deepak Nagpal | date=19 October 2014 | access-date=19 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/people-have-full-confidence-in-bjp-anil-vij/article1-1265036.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917114936/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/people-have-full-confidence-in-bjp-anil-vij/article1-1265036.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 September 2014 | title=People have full confidence in BJP: Anil Vij | work=[[Hindustan Times]] | date=17 September 2014 | access-date=19 October 2014}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Vij joined [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]], a student wing of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]], while he was studying at S. D. College, Ambala Cantt.

In 1970, he became General Secretary of ABVP.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} Vij joined the State Bank of India in 1974.

In 1990, when [[Sushma Swaraj]] was elected to [[Rajya Sabha]], the [[Ambala Cantonment (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ambala Cantonment]] seat became vacant. Vij was asked to resign from service and contest a by-election by the BJP Party.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

He contested the election and won. In 1991 he became State President Of [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]]. In 1996 and 2000, he contested as an independent candidate and won both times.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://haryanaassembly.gov.in/MLADetails.aspx?MLAID=747|title=MLA Details|website=haryanaassembly.gov.in|access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref>

In 2005, Vij lost re-election. In 2009, he was elected as [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]'s [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)]] (MLA) from [[Ambala Cantonment (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ambala Cantonment]] constituency in the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="auto"/>

In 2014, Vij was again elected as [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'s [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] [[Ambala Cantonment (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ambala Cantonment]].

In 2019, Vij was again elected for the sixth time as [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'s [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] [[Ambala Cantonment (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ambala Cantonment]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Election Results 2019: Haryana Minister Anil Vij Wins From Ambala Cantonment |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/assembly-election-results-2019-haryana-minister-anil-vij-wins-from-ambala-cantonment-2122077 |last=PTI |access-date=11 November 2019 |work=NDTV.com |date=24 October 2019}}</ref>

On 20 November 2020, Vij becomes the first in his state to volunteer for the anti-COVID vaccine. He was administered a trial dose in a [[Ambala Cantonment]] hospital.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghazali |first1=Mohammed |last2=Dey |first2=Stella |title=Haryana Minister Anil Vij Becomes First Volunteer Of Covid Vaccine Trials |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/haryana-minister-anil-vij-becomes-first-volunteer-of-covid-19-vaccine-covaxin-trials-2327890 |access-date=20 November 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=20 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Want to speed up vaccine trial: Covaxin volunteer Anil Vij |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/haryana-health-minister-trial-dose-indigenous-vaccine-7058663/ |access-date=20 November 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=20 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==Cabinet Minister of Haryana==
On 26 October 2014, Vij was inducted in the [[Government of Haryana]] as a Cabinet Minister.<ref>{{cite news |title=Khattar expands Cabinet |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/khattar-expands-cabinet/article7458408.ece |access-date=12 January 2021 |last=PTI |work=The Hindu |date=24 July 2015 |language=en-IN}}</ref> with the independent charge of the following departments:
Department of Home affairs, Haryana [[Department of Ayush, Haryana|Ayush]], [[Department of Health Services, Haryana|Health Services]], [[Department of Medical Education, Haryana|Medical Education]], [[Department of Science & Technology, Haryana|Science & Technology]], and [[Department of Sports & Youth Affairs, Haryana|Sports & Youth Affairs, Haryana]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newincept.com/haryana/council-of-ministers-of-haryana.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426144626/http://www.newincept.com/haryana/council-of-ministers-of-haryana.html |archive-date=26 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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[[Category:1953 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Haryana MLAs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:Haryana MLAs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:People from Ambala]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Haryana]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Haryana]]
[[Category:Members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly]]

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