C. P. Thakur
C. P. Thakur | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Small Scale Industries | |
| In office 29 January 2003 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Vasundhara Raje |
| Succeeded by | Mahaveer Prasad |
| Minister of Development of North Eastern Region | |
| In office 29 January 2003 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Ministry created |
| Succeeded by | Paty Ripple Kyndiah |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 27 May 2000 – 1 July 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | N. T. Shanmugam |
| Succeeded by | Shatrughan Sinha |
| Minister of Water Resources | |
| In office 22 November 1999 – 27 May 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Pramod Mahajan |
| Succeeded by | Arjun Charan Sethi |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 10 April 2008 – 9 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Shatrughan Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Vivek Thakur |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1998–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Kripal Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Ram Kripal Yadav |
| Constituency | Patna |
| In office 1984–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Ramavatar Shastri |
| Succeeded by | Shailendra Nath Shrivastava |
| Constituency | Patna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1931 Dubaha, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse |
Uma Thakur (m. 1957) |
| Children | 4, including Deepak Thakur Vivek Thakur |
| Profession | Politician |
Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (born 3 September 1931). also known as C. P. Thakur, is an Indian physician and politician. He is former member of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, a former minister in the Government of India, and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a cabinet minister from 1999 to 2004 in the BJP government.
He is known for his contribution in finding medication for Kala-azar. He proposed the development of AIIMS hospital Patna in central government and got it approved. One Crossing (Chowk) near AIIMS hospital, Patna has been named "Dr C P Thakur Chowk" in honour of his contribution to Bihar and its people.