Ramesh Pokhriyal
Ramesh Pokhriyal | |
|---|---|
| Union Minister of Education | |
| In office 29 July 2020 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Himself as Minister of Human Resource Development |
| Succeeded by | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Minister of Human Resource Development | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 29 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Prakash Javadekar |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Minister of Education |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Harish Rawat |
| Succeeded by | Trivendra Singh Rawat |
| Constituency | Haridwar |
| 5th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand | |
| In office 27 June 2009 – 11 September 2011 | |
| Preceded by | B. C. Khanduri |
| Succeeded by | B. C. Khanduri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1959 Pinani, Uttarakhand, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Kusum Kanta Pokhriyal
(m. 1985; died 2012) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| Alma mater | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University |
Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" (born 15 July 1959), is an Indian politician from Bhartiya Janta Party. He served as the Human Resource Development Minister in the Union Government of India starting from 31 May 2019. The name of his ministry was changed to Education Ministry in July 2020, following the ministry's name change, his title was changed to Minister of Education.
He represented the Haridwar Parliamentary constituency of Uttarakhand in the 17th Lok Sabha. BJP did not make him the candidate for 2024 General Elections.
He was the 5th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2009 to 2011, due to corruption allegations he was asked to resign from his post by the BJP Central Leadership.