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| Office | Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh |
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| Office | Minister of Health & Family Welfare Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Office | Minister of Medical Education Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Office | Minister of Maternity & Child Welfare Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Office | Minister of Law & Justice Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Term start | 25 March 2022
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| Predecessor | Dinesh Sharma
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| Predecessor | Jai Pratap Singh
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| Born | 1964-6-25 (age 62) |
| Born | Bangarmau Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2016–present) |
| Spouse | Namrata Pathak |
| Children | Trayambak Pathak, Shambhavi Pathak, Vedika Pathak
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| Website | Template:Official website |
Brajesh Pathak (born 25 June 1964) is an Indian politician and Member of 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, Currently he is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister & Cabinet Minister of Legislative, Justice, Rural Engineering service in the Uttar Pradesh Government. He is also an ex Member of Parliament of Unnao from 2004 to 2009.
Early life and education
Pathak was born on 25 June 1964 to Suresh Pathak in Mallawan, Hardoi district, Uttar Pradesh. He is a lawyer by profession. He received a degree of Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from University of Lucknow.[1]
And also member of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India.- CMA.
Political career
In 2004, Pathak was asked to work for the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and became the Member of Parliament. In the next few years he was entrusted with the responsibility of organising the party's activities for the entirety of Uttar Pradesh.
He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of its national president Amit Shah and Union minister Mahesh Sharma in Lucknow. In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Lucknow Central of Lucknow district in Uttar Pradesh. He defeated his nearest rival Samajwadi Party candidate Ravidas Mehrotra by a margin of 5,094 votes.[2] After winning this high-profile seat, he appointed as Cabinet Minister of Law & Justice, Additional energy resources and Political pention in Government of Uttar Pradesh.[3]
On 21 August 2019, after the first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath his ministry department changed as Minister of Legislative, Justice, Rural Engineering service.[4] On 25 March 2022, he became deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh along with Keshav Prasad Maurya.
Personal life
On August 5, 2020, he got infected with COVID-19.He is married to Namrata Pathak.[5]
References
- ↑ Member profile. Official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ↑ Assembly result 2017. Elections.in. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ↑ Yogi Adityanath Cabinet 2017: Full list of ministers and their portfolios in Uttar Pradesh(6 June 2017).
- ↑ In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5. News18(21 August 2019). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ↑ UP cabinet minister Brajesh Pathak tests positive for COVID-19(August 5, 2020).