Pratap Jena
Pratap Jena | |
|---|---|
ପ୍ରତାପ ଜେନା | |
| Cabinet Minister Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2019–2022 | |
| Minister | Minister of Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Law, Housing & Urban Development |
| Cabinet Minister Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2017–2019 | |
| Minister | Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Law, Information and Public Relations |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| Minister | Minister of School and Mass Education |
| Member: Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2000–2009 | |
| Constituency | Kissanagar |
| In office 2009–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Bikram Keshari Barma |
| Succeeded by | Sarada Prasad Padhan |
| Constituency | Mahanga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pratap Jena 3 June 1966 Cuttack, Odisha |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Residence(s) | Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| Alma mater | Ravenshaw University Madhusudan Law College |
| Website | pratapjena |
| Nickname | Lulu |
Pratap Jena (Odia: ପ୍ରତାପ ଜେନା) is an Indian politician and a former Cabinet Minister in the Sixteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly, holding portfolios in Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Law, Housing & Urban Development (2019–2022). He has been elected as MLA from Mahanga for five consecutive terms and serves as the General Secretary of the Biju Krushak Janata Dal, the farmers' wing of the Biju Janata Dal. Previously, he held key ministerial positions, including Minister of School and Mass Education (2009–2012) and Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Law, and I&PR (2017–2019).