Annpurna Devi
Annapurna Devi | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Devi in 2024 | |
| Union Minister of Women & Child Development | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Smriti Zubin Irani |
| Union Minister of State for Education | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ravindra Kumar Ray |
| Constituency | Kodarma, Jharkhand |
| Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1998–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Prasad Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Neera Yadav |
| Constituency | Kodarma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1970 Ajmeri, Bihar, India (present-day Jharkhand) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Spouse | Ramesh Prasad Yadav[1] |
| Residence(s) | Kodarma, Jharkhand, India |
| Alma mater | Ranchi University (PG) |
| Source: [1] | |
Annapurna Devi Yadav[2] (born 2 February 1970; Hindi pronunciation: [ən̪ːəpuːɾɳaː d̪eːʋiː jaːd̪əʋ]) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 5th Minister of Women and Child Development since 2024.[3] She is also a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha from Kodarma, Jharkhand in which she won the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[4] She is also one of the National Vice Presidents of BJP. Previously, she was elected to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, from Kodarma (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.[5]
Annapurna Devi became a minister in Modi cabinet,she won Lok Sabha Election 2024 from Koderma seat.[6]
Positions Held
[edit]Annpurna Devi has held various significant positions throughout her political career. Since June 9, 2024, she has been serving as the Union Cabinet Minister of Women and Child Development. She was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha in June 2024. From July 7, 2021, she has served as the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Education. Additionally, she is a Member of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Previously, she was a Member of the Committee on Empowerment of Women (October 9, 2019 - July 7, 2021) and a Member of the Standing Committee on Industry (September 13, 2019 - July 7, 2021). In May 2019, she was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha.
At the state level, she served as the Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Irrigation, Women & Child Welfare, and Registration in the Government of Jharkhand (2012 - 2014). From 2005 to 2009, she chaired the Committee on Women & Child Welfare in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly and served as a Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly for two terms (2005 - 2014). Earlier, she was the Minister of State for the Ministry of Mines and Geology, Government of Bihar, in 2000 and a Member of the Bihar/Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2005 and the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 1998 to 2000.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "पति की मृत्यु के बाद 1998 में विरासत में मिली थी राजनीति". www.bhaskar.com (in Hindi).
- ^ "Union minister Annapurna Devi gets grand welcome in tribal belt of state Hailing from the Yadav community, the Koderma MP lauds the present govt for being all inclusive".
- ^ "Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0: Full list of Union ministers, profiles, portfolios, all you need to know". 31 May 2019.
- ^ "BJP-AJSU Party alliance wins 12 of 14 seats in Jharkhand". The Economic Times. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Who is Annapurna Devi, the Jharkhand MP who replaced Smriti Irani as the women and child minister?". Firstpost. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Annapurna Devi became a minister in Modi cabinet, has been elected as MP from Koderma". Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Profile: Annpurna Devi". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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