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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1972)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
| image = Mansukh Mandaviya Profile.png
| office = [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Union Minister of Health]]
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start = 7 July 2021
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Dr. Harsh Vardhan]]
| office2 = [[Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| primeminister2 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor2 = [[D. V. Sadananda Gowda]]
| successor2 =
| term_start2 = 7 July 2021
| term_end2 =
| office3 = [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways]]
| term_start3 = 30 May 2019
| term_end3 = 7 July 2021
| primeminister3 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor3 = [[Nitin Gadkari]]
| successor3 = [[Sarbananda Sonowal]]
| office4 = [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Minister of state for Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| minister4 = [[Ananth Kumar]]<br />[[D. V. Sadananda Gowda]]
| primeminister4 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start4 = 5 July 2016
| term_end4 = 7 July 2021
| predecessor4 = [[Rao Inderjit Singh]]
| successor4 = [[Bhagwanth Khuba]]
| office5 = [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Minister of state for Road Transport and Highways]]
| term_start5 = 5 July 2016
| term_end5 = 30 May 2019
| primeminister5 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| minister5 = [[Nitin Gadkari]]
| predecessor5 = [[Krishan Pal Gurjar]]
| successor5 = [[V. K. Singh|Vijay Kumar Singh]]
| office6 = [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways]]
| term_start6 = 5 July 2016
| term_end6 = 30 May 2019
| primeminister6 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| minister6 = [[Nitin Gadkari]]
| successor6 = [[Shantanu Thakur]]
| office7 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start7 = 24 April 2012
| constituency7 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat|Gujarat]]
| predecessor7 = [[Kanjibhai Patel]]
| office8 = Chairman of Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited
| term_start8 = 2011
| term_end8 = 2012
| office9 = Member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start9 = 2002
| term_end9 = 2007
| constituency9 = [[Palitana (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Palitana]]
| predecessor9 = ''constituency created''
| successor9 = Mahendrasinh Sarvaiya
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|06|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hanol, [[Bhavnagar district, Gujarat]], India
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Neeta Mandaviya|1995}}
| children = One son, one daughter
| education = M.A., Ph.D.
| alma_mater = * [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in political science from [[Bhavnagar University]]
* [[Ph.D.]] from Gujarat Institute of Development Research <ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Neetu Chandra |title=Mansukh Mandaviya takes charge as Union health minister |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/mansukh-mandaviya-takes-charge-as-union-health-minister-11625729106175.html |work=mint |date=8 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="aninews.in">{{cite news|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/union-health-minister-mandaviya-gets-doctorate-in-political-science20211005222758|title= Union Health Minister Mandaviya gets doctorate in Political Science|website=ANI}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://mansukhmandaviya.in}}
| profession = Politician
| source = https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/member_site/Main.aspx
}}

[[File:Mansukh Mandaviya.jpg|thumb|right|Mansukh Mandaviya taking oath as Union Minister]]
'''Dr. Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya''' (born 1 June 1972) is an Indian politician currently serving as the [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Minister of Health and Family Welfare]] and [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers of India]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |date=31 May 2019 |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]]}}</ref> He is also a [[:Category:Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat|Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gujarat Vidhan Sabha |url=http://www.gujaratassembly.gov.in/rajsabhamember.htm |access-date=2019-06-17 |website=www.gujaratassembly.gov.in |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422181651/http://www.gujaratassembly.gov.in/rajsabhamember.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Mansukh Mandavaiya was born in a small village named Hanol in Palitana Taluka of [[Bhavnagar district]] of [[Gujarat]] State.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Abintika |first1=Ghosh |title=In 10 days, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya shows how he's different from Harsh Vardhan |url=https://theprint.in/health/in-10-days-health-minister-mansukh-mandaviya-shows-how-hes-different-from-harsh-vardhan/699121/ |work=[[ThePrint]] |date=20 July 2021 |ref=el}}</ref> Born to a middle-class farmer family, (Patidar-patel-kurmi caste), he is the youngest amongst four brothers. He completed his primary education from the Government Primary School, Hanol and his high school studies from Songadh Gurukul.<ref name="edu">{{cite news |title=Youth Leader, Public Servant: Who is Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya? |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/who-is-mansukh-mandaviya-the-new-union-health-minister |work=TheQuint |date=8 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

After completion of HSC, he did a certificate course in Veterinary Live Stock Inspector and has been educated at Songadh Gurukul and Gujarat Agriculture University, Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mansukh L Mandaviya is MoS – Chemicals & Fertilizers {{!}} Indian Bureaucracy is an Exclusive News Portal |url=https://www.indianbureaucracy.com/mansukh-l-mandaviya-is-mos-chemicals-fertilizers/ |access-date=2021-07-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> He later completed his MA in political science from [[Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University|Bhavnagar University]].<ref name="edu"/>

In 2021, Mandavia obtained a [[Ph.D.]] in [[political science]] from Gujarat Institute of Development Research.<ref name="aninews.in">{{cite news|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/union-health-minister-mandaviya-gets-doctorate-in-political-science20211005222758|title= Union Health Minister Mandaviya gets doctorate in Political Science|website=ANI}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Mansukh Mandaviya is currently the [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare India]] and [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]].<ref name=":0" />

=== Positions served ===
* 2002-2007: [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly for Palitana]]
* 2010: Chairman, Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited
* 2012-2018: [[2012 Indian Rajya Sabha elections|Member of Rajya Sabha]]
* 2013: State Secretary of BJP, Gujarat
* 2015: Youngest General Secretary of BJP, Gujarat
* 2016-2019: Minister of State for Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of Shipping and Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
* 2018: [[List of current members of the Rajya Sabha|Re-elected as Member of Rajya Sabha]]
* 2019: [[Union Council of Ministers|Minister of State ''(Independent Charge)'' for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
* 2021: [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare India]] and Minister for [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]

===Gujarat state leader===
He became a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and soon became a State Executive Committee Member of ABVP, Gujarat Unit.<ref name="jagrantv.com">{{Cite web|title=Mansukh L. Mandaviya Biography: All about India's new Health Minister who replaced Dr. Harsh Vardhan|url=https://www.jagrantv.com/en-show/mansukh-mandaviya-biography-age-eealy-life-political-career-health-family-welfare-minister-twitter-wife-and-family-rc1020456|access-date=2021-09-19|website=jagrantv|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=Jul 8, 2021|title=Mansukh Mandaviya: All you need to know about Mansukh Mandaviya, new Union health minister {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/all-you-need-to-know-about-mansukh-mandaviya-new-union-health-minister-and-chemicals-and-fertilisers-minister/articleshow/84229756.cms|access-date=2021-09-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He was appointed a leader of Yuva Morcha and then the President of BJP Unit of Palitana. Mr. Mandaviya also became the youngest Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Gujarat, when he was first elected in 2002.<ref name="jagrantv.com"/> After his tenure, in 2010, he became the chairman of Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gujrat Agro|url=https://gaic.gujarat.gov.in/index.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

===National politics===
At the young age of 38, Mansukh Mandaviya was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shri Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS, SHIPPING, CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS(MINISTER OF STATE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://myneta.info/unioncouncil2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=3131|access-date=2021-09-19|website=myneta.info}}</ref> He was appointed the Secretary for State Unit, BJP Gujarat, in 2013 and General Secretary in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chemical|title=Chemical|url=https://chemicals.nic.in/sites/default/files/Profile_of_honble_Minister.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Later, in 2014, he was appointed the Gujarat State Incharge of BJP's High-tech & Mega Membership Drive Campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chemical|title=Ministry|url=https://chemicals.nic.in/sites/default/files/Profile_of_honble_Minister.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== MoS Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemicals and Fertilizers ===
On July 5, 2016, Mansukh Mandaviya was sworn in as the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemicals and Fertilizers, in the Government of India.<ref>{{Cite news|title=WHO IS MANSUKH MANDAVIYA?|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/who-is-mansukh-mandaviya#collapse|access-date=2021-09-19}}</ref> He was re-elected for a second term as an MP in Rajya Sabha in March 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of Sitting Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise)|url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/member_site/currentmpterms.aspx|access-date=2021-09-19|website=rajyasabha.nic.in}}</ref>

In the Asian continent, he has visited China, Israel, [[Oman]], [[Nepal]], [[Dubai]] and [[Uzbekistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Port|title=Kolkata Port Trust|url=https://www.kolkataporttrust.gov.in/showfile.php?layout=2&lang=1&lid=3339|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also visited European countries including England, Germany and Hungary, along with South American countries such as Brazil and Argentina. The African continent has also been explored by Mr. Mandaviya, including countries of [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Rwanda]], [[Algeria]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Eswatini]] and [[Zambia]]. In an Oceania Region, he has visited New Zealand, [[Tonga]], [[Fiji]] and Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Network|first=eHealth|title=We Believe Technology is Inevitable for Transforming India's Primary Healthcare Sector: WISH Foundation, CEO, Rajesh R Singh - eHealth Magazine|url=https://ehealth.eletsonline.com/2021/07/we-believe-technology-is-inevitable-for-transforming-indias-primary-healthcare-sector-wish-foundation-ceo-rajesh-r-singh/|access-date=2021-09-19|language=en-US}}</ref>

===MoS Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways===
In May 2019, Mansukh Mandaviya took oath as a Minister of State in the Council of Ministers, Government of India. He was the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, along with being the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers. Mr. Mandaviya also represented India in the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland in January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shri Mansukh Mandaviya meets Secretary General of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Mr. Kitack Lim at the 50th Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland|url=http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1600375|access-date=2021-09-19|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>

===Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers===
Mansukh Mandaviya took charge as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare in the Government of India on July 7, 2021, with an additional charge of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mansukh Mandaviya takes charge as Union health minister|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/mansukh-mandaviya-takes-charge-as-union-health-minister/articleshow/84227555.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2021-09-19}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
[[File:Mansukh Mandaviya awarded by Nirmala Sitharaman.jpg|thumb |Mansukh Mandaviya awarded with ET Business Reformer of the year Award 2022|none]]
Mandaviya was honored by [[UNICEF]] for his contribution to women health-care initiatives and for distributing 10 crore sanitary napkins through [[Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana|Jan Aushadhi Kendras]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-08 |title=Mansukh Mandaviya takes charge as health minister: Two-time MP honoured by UNICEF for contribution to women's health-India News, Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/mansukh-mandaviya-takes-charge-as-health-minister-two-time-mp-honoured-by-unicef-for-contribution-to-womens-health-9788811.html |access-date=2021-07-08 |website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=Jul 8, 2021 |title=Mansukh Mandaviya: All you need to know about Mansukh Mandaviya, new Union health minister |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/all-you-need-to-know-about-mansukh-mandaviya-new-union-health-minister-and-chemicals-and-fertilisers-minister/articleshow/84229756.cms |access-date=2021-07-08 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

He was also honored by [[The Economic Times]] with the '''Business Reformer of the Year Award 2022''' for Corporate Excellence. Credited with raising India's vaccination coverage to more than 70%, his leadership during and after the pandemic has been instrumental in the economy bouncing back from Covid. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-28 |title= ET Awards 2022 Business Reformer of the Year: Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Chemicals and Fertilisers, Economic Times | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/et-awards-2022-business-reformer-of-the-year-mansukh-mandaviya-minister-for-health-and-family-welfare-chemicals-and-fertilisers/videoshow/99852324.cms | access-date=2023-04-28 | website=Economics Times}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 1, 2023 |title=ET Awards: India's Covid success story rooted in ethos of service, solidarity: Mansukh Mandaviya |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/et-awards-indias-covid-success-story-rooted-in-ethos-of-service-solidarity-mansukh-mandaviya/articleshow/99894576.cms |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=Economics Times |language=en}}</ref>

India’s renowned newspaper [[The Indian Express]] in its prestigious list of '''100 Most Powerful Indians''' in 2022 & 2023 placed him at number '''25 & 27''' respectively for boosting '''COVID-19 vaccination and improving the overall healthcare system.''' <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-21 |title=IE 100 2022: List of most powerful Indians, Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/india-news/ie-100-2022-list-of-most-powerful-indians-7844724/ |access-date=2021-04-21 |website=IndianExpress}}</ref>

== Initiatives ==
* In 2004, he organized a 123 km long Padyatra, titled "Kanya Kelavani Jyot Padyatra" for the '[[Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana|Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao]]' social campaign for 45 educational backward villages of his constituency.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Mandaviya: A Gujarat Lawmaker Who Has Campaigned For Girls' Education |url=https://www.ndtv.com/people/mandaviya-a-gujarat-lawmaker-who-has-campaigned-for-girls-education-1428223 |website=Ndtv}}</ref>
* In 2006, he organized a 127 km Padyatra connecting 52 villages of his constituency with the title "Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao, Vyasan Hatao".<ref name=":1" />
* As a part of the [[Mahatma Gandhi|150th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth]], Mandaviya undertook a 150 km long [[2019 Gandhi March|Padyatra]]. He started the Padyatra with tree plantation and explained the relation among the Gandhian thoughts and nature. He also flagged off the 22,000 km and 3-month long bike journey by three youngsters from Surat.

== Personal life ==
Mansukh Mandaviya is married to Neetaben Mandaviya and they have two children.<ref name="jagrantv.com"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

* {{Official website}}

{{Second Narendra Modi Cabinet}}
{{Cabinet of Narendra Modi}}
{{Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India)}}

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