Dharmendra Pradhan
Dharmendra Pradhan | |
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ଧର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପ୍ରଧାନ | |
Pradhan in May 2019 | |
| Union Minister of Education | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Pokhriyal |
| Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 10 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| Succeeded by | Jayant Chaudhary (as MoS I/C) |
| In office 3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Pratap Rudy |
| Succeeded by | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| Union Minister of Steel | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Chaudhary Birender Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ramchandra Prasad Singh |
| Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Veerappa Moily |
| Succeeded by | Hardeep Singh Puri |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nitesh Ganga Deb |
| Constituency | Sambalpur, Odisha |
| In office 17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Debendra Pradhan |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Deogarh, Orissa |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 4 April 2018 – 3 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Prakash Javadekar |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| In office 3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Manoj Jha |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Member of 12th Legislative assembly of Orissa | |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Bibhudhendra Pratap Das (Congress) |
| Succeeded by | Nrusingha Sahu (Congress) |
| Constituency | Pallahara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1969 Talcher, Odisha, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Mridula Pradhan (m. 1998) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Residence |
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| Alma mater | Utkal University (MA) |
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| Website | http://dpradhanbjp.com |
Dharmendra Pradhan (born 26 June 1969) is an Indian politician who has served as the Minister of Education since his appointment in July 2021. He has previously held the portfolios of Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (2017–2021), Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas (2014–2021), and Minister of Steel (2019–2021). He graduated from the Talcher Autonomous College and Utkal University.
He has been serving as a Cabinet Minister since 3 September 2017. He has represented Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha from 3 April 2018 to 2 April 2024, and earlier served as a member of the 14th Lok Sabha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, he has won the Sambalpur seat as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Pradhan belongs to the OBC community.