Shiv Pratap Shukla | |
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 Shukla in 2018 | |
| Governor of Himachal Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 18 February 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu |
| Preceded by | Rajendra Arlekar |
| Union Minister of State forFinance | |
| In office 3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019 | |
| Minister | Arun Jaitley |
| Preceded by | Santosh Gangwar |
| Succeeded by | Anurag Thakur |
| Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha[1] | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 5 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi,BJP |
| Succeeded by | Kapil Sibal,IND |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Vice President ofBharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Cabinet Minister inUttar Pradesh | |
| In office 21 September 1997 – 8 March 2002 | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Member ofUttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 5 December 1989 – 8 March 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Sunil Kumar Shastri |
| Succeeded by | Radha Mohan Das Agarwal |
| Constituency | Gorakhpur Urban |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1952-04-01)1 April 1952 (age 73) Khajani,Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence | |
| Alma mater | Gorakhpur University |
| Occupation |
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Shiv Pratap Shukla (born 1 April 1952) is an Indian politician and statesman. Currently, he is the 22ndGovernor of Himachal Pradesh since 2023. He was theMinister of State for Finance in theFirst Modi ministry.[2] He was aMember of Parliament in the upper house (Rajya Sabha) of theIndian Parliament represented the Indian state,Uttar Pradesh.
Shukla campaigned in the General Elections in 1989 and was elected a member of theUttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, defeating Shri Sunil Shastri of INC.[3] He was elected asMember of the Legislative Assembly four consecutive times in 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1996.[3]
Shukla was appointed a state minister inBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led governments in Uttar Pradesh. He was appointed the cabinet Minister for Jails[4][5][6] in 1996–1998 underBharatiya Janata Party–Bahujan Samaj Party a short-lived coalition government ofMayawati andKalyan Singh and later on appointed Minister for Rural Development[7] in year 1998–2002 under BJP government ofRajnath Singh.
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| Preceded by | Governor of Himachal Pradesh 13 February 2023 – present | Incumbent |
