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Dharmendra Pradhan | |
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ଧର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପ୍ରଧାନ | |
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| Union Minister of Education | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind Draupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Pokhriyal |
| Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| In office 3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Pratap Rudy |
| Succeeded by | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| Minister of Steel | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Chaudhary Birender Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ramchandra Prasad Singh |
| Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 6 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Veerappa Moily |
| Succeeded by | Hardeep Singh Puri |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 Jun 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nitesh Ganga Deb |
| Constituency | Sambalpur |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 2018 – 3 April 2024[1] | |
| Preceded by | Prakash Javadekar |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| In office 3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Manoj Jha |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Debendra Pradhan |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Deogarh, Orissa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1969 Talcher, Odisha, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Mridula Pradhan |
| Children | 2 |
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| Residence(s) | Talcher, Odisha, India |
| Alma mater | Utkal University (MA) |
| Website | http://dpradhanbjp.com |
Dharmendra Pradhan (pronounced [dharmendra pradhan]; born 26 June 1969) is an Indian politician who is serving as Union Minister of Education since 2021.[2] He also served as Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in the Government of India from 2021 to 2024. An alumnus of Talcher Autonomous College and Utkal University, he has also been the Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and the Minister of Steel.[3]
Pradhan was promoted to Cabinet Minister on 3 September 2017. Pradhan currently represents the state of Madhya Pradesh in the Lok Sabha as a Member of Parliament. Earlier, he was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha. In March 2024, he won from BJP from the Sambalpur Constituency for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.[4][5]
Dharmendra Pradhan currently has 5 pending cases under the IPC, most notably a case under IPC Section 153A for allegedly "Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony".[6]
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