Santosh Gangwar

Santosh Gangwar
Minister of State for Finance
Assumed office
5 July 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Preceded by Jayant Sinha
Minister of State for Textiles
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Member of Parliament (16th Lok Sabha)
Assumed office
2014
Constituency Bareilly
Personal details
Born (1948-11-01) 1 November 1948
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality Indian
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s) Saubhagya Gangwar
Children Apurva Gangwar
1 daughter
Mother Smt. Sheela Devi Gangwar
Father Late Shri Ram Lal Gangwar
Residence Bareilly
Alma mater B.Sc. at Agra University
LL.B. at Rohilkhand University
As of 22 September, 2006
Source:

Santosh Gangwar (born 1 November 1948) is a Minister of State for Finance in the Government of India.[1] He is a Member of Parliament (16th Lok Sabha), former minister of state in Government of India and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has been Member of Parliament for the city of Bareilly since 1989 till date (except 2009-2014). He was also the chief whip of the party in 14th Lok Sabha. He faced defeat in the 15th Lok Sabha Elections, 2009 by a very narrow margin. He has been elected as Member of Parliament in 16th Lok Sabha. He won by a margin of over 2.4 lakh votes over his rival candidate in 2014 general election.

Gangwar is associated with social work and active politics for over three decades.

Early life

Born on November 1, 1948 in Bareilly, Santosh Kumar Gangwar has been an alumnus of the Agra University and the Rohilkhand University in Uttar Pradesh from where he completed his B Sc and LLB Degrees.[2]

Before joining politics, Gangwar was actively involved in the establishment of the Urban Cooperative Bank in Bareilly and held the position of its chairman since its beginning in the year 1996. In Bareilly, he has been given credit for getting several projects executed for public use such as Chaupla Railway over-bridge, state-of-the-art library and mini bye pass, etc. Married to Saubhagya Gangwar, he is blessed with two children (one son and one daughter).[3] [4]

Career

Gangwar was jailed during the Emergency for guiding a people's movement against the then Government. He served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh State BJP Working Committee and held the position of General Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh BJP Unit in 1996.

Gangwar was elected for the first time to the 9th Lok Sabha[5] in 1989 from the Bareilly constituency. He represented that constituency continuously until 2009 as a BJP Member of Parliament, which involved six successive terms.

He has held ministerial posts in the Government of India.[6] He was Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas with additional charge of Parliament Affairs in 13th Lok Sabha. Prior to this, Gangwar was Minister of State of Science and Technology with additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs during October and November 1999

Currently, He is Member of Parliament in 16th Lok Sabha.

He served in as Minister of State for Textiles from 26 May 2014 to 5 July 2016, after which he was sworn in as Minister of State for Finance.[7]

Gangwar forayed into national politics in the year 1989, when he got elected from Bareilly in the 9th Lok Sabha on a BJP ticket. In 1996, Gangwar became the General Secretary of the BJP’s Uttar Pradesh unit. Later, he kept on winning from the same constituency and remained an MP in the next six successive terms till 2009. In the 14th Lok Sabha, he was the chief whip of his party, but in the year 2009 elections for 15th Lok Sabha, he had to face defeat by a narrow margin.[8]

Countries Visited

France, Japan, Malaysia, Romania, Russia, U.A.E. (Abu Dhabi), U.K. and U.S.A. china

Positions Held

          Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce
          Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Transport and Tourism
          Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
          Member, Committee on Estimates
          Member, Committee on Government Assurances
          Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism
       Special Invitee, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha
       Chief Whip, Bharatiya Janata Party in Lok Sabha, Member, Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas
       Member, Business Advisory Committee
       Member,Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation & Management

[10]

Other work

Gangwar was instrumental in establishing the Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd. in Bareilly and was its chairman from its inception in 1996.

Under his commitment towards overall development of villages, he has initiated a project in Bareilly on Integrated Rural Development through Co-operative Movement using Animal Husbandry Technologies.

He has managed to get the Projects of CHOPULA Railway Over Bridge, Mini Bye Pass and state of Art library (Cantt) executed as pride milestones for Bareilly.

Chairman: (i) Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bareilly; Member, (ii) Court of the Aligarh Muslim University; (iii) Governing Body, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (I.C.A.R.)[11]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/profile-meet-the-new-ministers-of-state-for-finance-116070600336_1.html
  2. ↑ http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/santosh-kumar-gangwar.html#sthash.1UfzJ0iB.dpuf
  3. ↑ http://www.elections.in/government/cabinet-ministers.html
  4. ↑ http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/santosh-kumar-gangwar.html#sthash.1UfzJ0iB.dpuf
  5. ↑ http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/briefbioprofiles.aspx?mpsno=131
  6. ↑ http://www.elections.in/government/cabinet-ministers.html
  7. ↑ "Aadhaar law will ensure Direct Benefit Transfer reaches genuine beneficiaries: FM Jaitley", Daily News and Analysis, 15 July 2016
  8. ↑ http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/santosh-kumar-gangwar.html#sthash.1UfzJ0iB.dpuf
  9. ↑ http://www.ndtv.com/people/minister-of-state-independent-charge-santosh-gangwar-564063
  10. ↑ http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=131
  11. ↑ http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/santosh-kumar-gangwar
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