J. P. Nadda | |
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28th Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 24 June 2024 | |
Deputy | Nirmala Sitharaman |
Chairman | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
Preceded by | Piyush Goyal |
25th Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | |
Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Mansukh Mandaviya |
34th Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare | |
Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Mansukh L. Mandaviya |
In office 9 November 2014 – 30 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Harsh Vardhan |
Succeeded by | Harsh Vardhan |
11th National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Assumed office 20 January 2020 | |
Vice President |
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Preceded by | Amit Shah |
National Working President of the Bharatiya Janata Party | |
In office 17 June 2019 – 20 January 2020 | |
President | Amit Shah |
Preceded by | Jana Krishnamurthy |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 2 April 2024 | |
Preceded by | Parshottam Rupala |
Constituency | Gujarat |
In office 3 April 2012 – 4 March 2024 | |
Preceded by | Viplove Thakur |
Succeeded by | Harsh Mahajan |
Constituency | Himachal Pradesh |
Cabinet Minister in Government of Himachal Pradesh | |
In office 2007 –2012 | |
Governor |
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Chief Minister | Prem Kumar Dhumal |
Ministry |
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In office 1998 –2003 | |
Governor |
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Chief Minister | Prem Kumar Dhumal |
Ministry |
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Member of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2007 –2012 | |
Preceded by | Tilak Raj Sharma |
Succeeded by | Bumber Thakur |
Constituency | Bilaspur |
In office 1993 –2003 | |
Preceded by | Sada Ram Thakur |
Succeeded by | Tilak Raj Sharma |
Constituency | Bilaspur |
Personal details | |
Born | Jagat Prakash Nadda 2 December 1960 Patna, Bihar, India |
Died | Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers |
Resting place | Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse |
Mallika Banerjee (m. 1991) |
Children | 2 |
Parent |
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Relatives | Jayashree Banerjee (mother-in-law) |
Residence | 7-B, Motilal Nehru Marg, New Delhi |
Alma mater | |
Website | jagatprakashnadda |
Jagat Prakash Nadda (born 2 December 1960) is an Indian lawyer and politician who is serving as the 34th Minister of Health, 25th Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers since 2024 and 11th President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2020 and the member of the Rajya Sabha representing Gujarat since 2024. A key decision maker of the BJP, he is a close aide to Narendra Modi.[1] He was the BJP's working president from 2019 to 2020.[2][3] Nadda was also the Minister of Health and Family Welfare in the first Modi ministry from 2014 to 2019 and Parliamentary Board Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party.[4] Nadda is the Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers in the third Modi ministry.[5]
Previously, he was an MLA from Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh from 2007 to 2012 and from 1993 to 2003 and Minister of Forest, Environment, Science, and Technology from 2007 to 2012 and the Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs from 1998 to 2003 in the Himachal Pradesh Government.[6]