Etela Rajender
Etela Rajender | |
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Rajender in 2023 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Revanth Reddy |
| Constituency | Malkajgiri |
| Minister of Health, Medical and Family Welfare Government of Telangana | |
| In office 12 February 2019 – 1 May 2021 | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Preceded by | C. Laxma Reddy |
| Succeeded by | T. Harish Rao |
| Minister of Finance & Planning, Small Savings, State Lotteries, Consumer Affairs, Legal Meteorology and Civil Supplies Government of Telangana | |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 12 December 2018 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | T. Harish Rao |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana | |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 7 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Telangana Assembly created |
| Succeeded by | Kaushik Reddy |
| Constituency | Huzurabad |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Telangana Assembly created |
| Constituency | Huzurabad |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Muddasani Damodar Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Constituency dissolved |
| Constituency | Kamalapur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1964 Kamalapur, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2021) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharat Rashtra Samithi (2003–2021) |
| Spouse | Jamuna |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Osmania University (B.Sc) |
Etela Rajender (born 20 March 1964) is an Indian politician from Telangana serving as the Member of Parliament from Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency. He previously served as the first Finance Minister of Telangana from 2014 to 2018 and as the Health Minister of Telangana from 2019 to 2021. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party since 2021.
Rajender represented Kamalapur Assembly constituency from 2004 to 2010 and Huzurabad Assembly constituency from 2010 to 2023 in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Telangana Legislative Assembly. He was a member of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party until 2021, when he joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).