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Prakash Javadekar | |
|---|---|
 Javadekar in October 2020 | |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore |
| Succeeded by | Anurag Singh Thakur |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Manish Tewari |
| Succeeded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Harsh Vardhan |
| Succeeded by | Bhupender Yadav |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Veerappa Moily |
| Succeeded by | Anil Madhav Dave |
| Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | |
| In office 12 November 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Arvind Sawant |
| Succeeded by | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| Minister of Human Resource Development | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Smriti Irani |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Pokhriyal |
| Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Rajeev Shukla |
| Succeeded by | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2018 – 2 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ajay Sancheti |
| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| In office 13 June 2014 – 2 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Faggan Singh Kulaste |
| Succeeded by | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| In office 2010–2014 | |
| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 1990–2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1951-01-30)30 January 1951 (age 74)[1] Village Apta in Panvel Taluka,Raigad District,India (Maharashtra,India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Prachee |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Suhas Javadekar (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Pune |
| Website | Prakash Javdekar Website |
Prakash Keshav Javadekar (born 30 January 1951) is an Indian politician and former parliamentarian. He served as theMinister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change two times, from May 2014 to July 2016 and from May 2019 to July 2021.
Javadekar was elected to the upper houseRajya Sabha as aMember of Parliament fromMaharashtra in 2008, and re-elected fromMadhya Pradesh in 2014.[2][3]
Following the victory of theBharatiya Janata Party in the2014 Indian General Election, he was appointed Minister State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi. He is also a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs,[4] and briefly held the portfolio of Information and Broadcasting.[5]
Javadekar is an officialspokesperson of theBJP.[6]
In 1967 he has passed 10th grade fromNew English School, Ramanbaug. Javadekar has aB.Com.(Hons) from theUniversity of Pune.[7][8] He also has a brother, Suhas Javadekar.
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Active in politics since his college days, Javadekar was a member ofAkhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, a student organization. During theEmergency declared byPrime MinisterIndira Gandhi between 1975 and 1977, Javadekar participated in student movements against the government.
From 1984 to 1990, Javadekar was a National Secretary and then General Secretary in theBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. In 1989, he was appointed State Secretary and Campaign Chief of theBharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra, a position he held till 1995. Javadekar was elected to theMaharashtra Legislative Council between 1990 and 2002. He also occupied the positions of the Executive President of the State Planning Board and Chairman of the Task Force on IT in theGovernment of Maharashtra.
In 2008, Javadekar was elected to theRajya Sabha as aMember of Parliament fromMaharashtra. He was re-elected fromMadhya Pradesh in 2014.
Following the victory of theBharatiya Janata Party in the2014 Indian General Election, Javadekar was appointed Minister State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change byPrime Minister Narendra Modi. He was also appointed as a Minister of State forParliamentary Affairs.[4] He led the Indian delegation to the2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Between May and November 2014, he was also Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting.[5] After taking charge of his ministry, Javadekar notably said that “the media itself suffices for self-regulation. Institutions are important for the functioning of democracy and priorities would be worked out after due consultation with the stakeholders”.
Javadekar was appointed as the Human Resource and Development Minister of India on 5 July 2016 and held the post until 30 May 2019 when he was succeeded byRamesh Pokhriyal.[9][10] He is also a spokesperson of theBharatiya Janata Party. Before becoming a National Spokesperson, he was a Spokesperson for theMaharashtra BJP. He has also previously in-charge of the BJP's Economic Forum and Cells related to the economy.
On 31 May 2012, based on Javadekar's complaints about variousirregularities in coal mining, theCentral Vigilance Commission (CVC) directed aCBI enquiry. He said, "We have made a formal complaint to CVC because there were so many glaring lacunae which needed to be probed. If the inquiry has been ordered, it's good."[11][12]
Javdekar's ministry conducts a common admission process for national institutes via theJoint Seat Allocation Authority. In 2016 more than 3000 seats were still vacant in the 92 institutes involved in the system, leading to calls for a further round of placements to fill the vacancies. To date the ministry has refused to conduct a "spot round" of further placements.[13]
In May 2019, Javadekar became the Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Information and Broadcasting.[14]
In July 2021, Prakash Javadekar was removed from all posts of cabinet ministers inGovernment of India. He was appointed as BJP’s election in-charge for Telangana on 7 July 2023.[15]
He is married to Prachee Javadekar and has two sons.[16] Javadekar's wife Prachee Javadekar, an education researcher and consultant, is a former director ofIndira Institute of Management,Pune. He has two sons, one who is a dentist and an artist, and the other is Assistant Professor of Finance atIndian School of Business.[17]
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Minister of Information and Broadcasting 26 May 2014 - 9 November 2014 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 26 May 2014 - 5 July 2016 Minister of State with Independent charge | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Human Resource Development 5 July 2016 - 30 May 2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 30 May 2019 - 7 May 2021 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Minister of State with Independent charge | Minister of Information and Broadcasting 30 May 2019 - 7 May 2021 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 11 November 2019 - 7 July 2021 | Succeeded by |
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