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Brajesh Pathak | |
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 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| 6thDeputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 25 March 2022 Serving with Keshav Maurya | |
| Governor | Anandiben Patel |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
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| Preceded by | Dinesh Sharma |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 19 March 2017 – 25 March 2022 | |
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| Succeeded by | Yogi Adityanath |
| Member ofUttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Suresh Chandra Tiwari |
| Constituency | Lucknow Cantonment |
| In office 2017–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ravidas Mehrotra |
| Succeeded by | Ravidas Mehrotra |
| Constituency | Lucknow Central |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 26 November 2008 – 25 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Amar Singh |
| Succeeded by | Javed Ali Khan |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Deepak Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Annu Tandon |
| Constituency | Unnao,Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1964-06-25)25 June 1964 (age 61) Mallawan, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Party |  Bharatiya Janata Party (2016–present) |
| Other political affiliations |  Bahujan Samaj Party (2004–2016) |
| Spouse | Namrata Pathak |
| Alma mater | University of Lucknow |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
As of 29 March 2022 | |
Brajesh Pathak (born 25 June 1964) is an Indian politician and a member of the18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.[1] Presently, he is serving as the 6th Deputy Chief Minister (alongside Keshav Maurya since 2023) and Cabinet Minister of Medical Education, Medical and Health, and Family Welfare in theGovernment of Uttar Pradesh.
He was also the cabinet minister for Law and Justice in the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He has also been aLok Sabha member of Parliament from theUnnao constituency from 2004 to 2009 and Rajya Sabha member of Parliament from 2008 to 2014. In the2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he won by a great margin from theLucknow Cantonment constituency inLucknow district.
He is seen as a popular leader in Uttar Pradesh known for his humility and well rooted connection with his people.
He has been an active member of student politics and public service since his days in Lucknow University. In the year 1990, he was the President of the Students' Union of the prestigiousLucknow University. In the year 1987, he was also the representative of the Law Faculty of the Lucknow University Students' Union. Kabaddi, volleyball are his favorite sports.
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Brajesh Pathak was born to Mr. Suresh Pathak and Mrs. Kamla Pathak in the town of Mallawan, Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh. He is married to Namrata Pathak.
From being the face of student politics in Lucknow Brajesh Pathak, in 2004 general elections, Brajesh Pathak defeated Deepak Kumar from the Lok Sabha Constituency of Unnao and became a member of parliament and was later part of Rajya Sabha from 2008 to 2014.
In 2017, he was elected as anMLA fromLucknow Central by defeating Ravidas Malhotara from the Samajwadi Party and was appointed CabinetMinister of Law and Justice in theGovernment of Uttar Pradesh. He was sworn in as the Cabinet Minister for Law and Legislative, Additional Sources of Energy and Political Pensions on 19 March 2017. On 21 August 2019, after the first cabinet expansion of theYogi government, his portfolio was changed to that of the Minister of Legislative, Justice, Rural Engineering Services. On 25 March 2022, he became the 7thDeputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
During his tenure as a Member of Parliament, he has been a member of the Public Grievances committee, Law and Justice committee, Business Advisory Committee, Public Accounts Committee, Home Ministry Member, Consultative Committee of Delimitation Commission. Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs, Committee of Privileges, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel, Standing Committee on Finance, member of the National Committee onNCC. Committee on Railways, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Committee on Home Affairs, General Purposes Committee, Member of House Committee, he was nominated as the chairman of the Health and Family Welfare Committee.
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