Etela Rajender

Etela Rajender
Rajender in 2023
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byRevanth Reddy
ConstituencyMalkajgiri
Minister of Health, Medical and Family Welfare
Government of Telangana
In office
12 February 2019 – 2 May 2021
Governor
Chief MinisterK. Chandrashekar Rao
Preceded byC. Laxma Reddy
Succeeded byT. Harish Rao
Minister of Finance
Government of Telangana
In office
2 June 2014 – 6 September 2018
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterK. Chandrashekar Rao
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byT. Harish Rao
Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana
In office
2 June 2014 – 7 December 2023
Preceded byTelangana Assembly created
Succeeded byKaushik Reddy
ConstituencyHuzurabad
Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byTelangana Assembly created
ConstituencyHuzurabad
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byMuddasani Damodar Reddy
Succeeded byConstituency dissolved
ConstituencyKamalapur
Personal details
Born (1964-03-20) 20 March 1964 (age 60)
Kamalapur, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (since 2021)
Other political
affiliations
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (2003–2021)
SpouseJamuna
Children2
Alma materOsmania University (B.Sc)

Etela Rajender (born 20 March 1964) is an Indian politician from Telangana serving as the Member of Parliament from Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency. He previously served as the first Finance Minister of Telangana from 2014 to 2018 and as the Health Minister of Telangana from 2019 to 2021. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party since 2021.

Rajender represented Kamalapur Assembly constituency from 2004 to 2010 and Huzurabad Assembly constituency from 2010 to 2023 in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Telangana Legislative Assembly. He was a member of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party until 2021, when he joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1][2]

  1. ^ ‘Government trying to crush Telangana movement’ - ANDHRA PRADESH. The Hindu (2010-01-23). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.
  2. ^ Portfolios of the Council of Ministers in Telangana. The Hindu (2014-06-02). Retrieved on 2016-01-13.