| Office | Union Minister of State for Agriculture |
|---|---|
| Office | Union Minister of State for Surface Transport |
| Office | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
|
| Term start | 27 May 2000 |
| Term end | 29 January 2003 |
| Predecessor | Thounaojam Chaoba Singh |
| Successor | Shripad Naik
|
| Successor | Hukumdev Narayan Yadav
|
| Born | 1941-07-16 |
| Born | Nalam, Orissa Province, British India (present-day Odisha, India) |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian
|
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Template:Marriage |
| Children | 2 (including Dharmendra) |
| Alma mater | Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack
|
Debendra Pradhan (16 July 1941 – 17 March 2025) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party,[1] who served as minister of state for surface transport and agriculture in the Second Vajpayee ministry. He was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Deogarh constituency. He was also a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Background
Pradhan was born on 16 July 1941 in the undivided Dhenkanal District of Odisha and studied MBBS.[2] His son Dharmendra Pradhan is a Loksabha MP from Sambalpur, Odisha and Union Minister of Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship in the Narendra Modi Government. He died in Delhi on 17 March 2025, at the age of 83.[3]
Offices
- President, BJP, Talcher Mandal (1980–1983)
- District President of undivided Dhenkanal District of BJP (1983–1985)
- District President of undivided Dhenkanal District of BJP (1985–1988)
- State President of BJP, Odisha (February 1988 – 1990)
- Re-elected as State President (BJP), Odisha (1990–1993)
- State General Secretary of BJP, Odisha (1993–1995)
- Re-elected as State President of BJP, Odisha (1995–1997)
- National Executive Member, BJP (1997–1998)
- Elected as Member of Parliament to 12th Lok Sabha, Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency, Odisha (1998)
- Union Minister of State for Surface Transport (1998–1999)
- Re-elected as Member of Parliament to 13th Lok Sabha, Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency (1999–2004)
- Union Minister of State, Surface Transport & Minister of State for Agriculture (1999–2001)
- National Vice President of BJP (2001–2002)