T. Harish Rao

T. Harish Rao
Minister of Finance
Health - Medical & Family Welfare

Government of Telangana
In office
8 September 2019 – 3 December 2023
GovernorTamilisai Soundararajan
Chief MinisterK. Chandrasekhar Rao
Preceded byEtela Rajender
Succeeded byBhatti Vikramarka
Minister for Irrigation
Marketing & Legislative Affairs

Government of Telangana
In office
2014–2018
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterK. Chandrasekhar Rao
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byK. Chandrasekhar Rao
Vemula Prashanth Reddy
ConstituencySiddipet
Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana
Assumed office
2 June 2014
Preceded byTelangana Assembly Created
ConstituencySiddipet
Minister of Youth Services
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
2004–2005
GovernorSurjit Singh Barnala
Sushilkumar Shinde
Chief MinisterY.S.Rajasekhara Reddy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
30 July 2010 – 1 June 2014
Preceded byResigned Himself for Telangana Statehood
Succeeded byTelangana Assembly Created
In office
1 June 2009 – 14 February 2010
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byResigned Himself for Telangana Statehood
ConstituencySiddipet
In office
31 May 2008 – 8 June 2009
Preceded byResigned Himself for Telangana Statehood
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencySiddipet
In office
2004–2008
Preceded byK. Chandrashekar Rao
Succeeded byResigned Himself for Telangana Statehood
ConstituencySiddipet
Personal details
Born (1972-06-03) 3 June 1972 (age 52)
Thotapelli village, Bejjanki Mandal, Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh
(now Siddipet district, Telangana), India
Political partyBharat Rashtra Samithi
SpouseSrinitha Rao
Parents
  • Satyanarayana Rao (father)
  • Laxmi Bai (mother)
Alma materKakatiya University
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Thanneeru Harish Rao (born 3 June 1972) is an Indian politician and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Telangana Legislative Assembly. He previously served as the Minister of Medical - Health and Finance Department of Telangana from 8 September 2019 to 2 December 2023. He is the MLA from Siddipet constituency from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi party since 2004.

Between 2014 and 2018, Rao served as Minister for Irrigation, Marketing & Legislative Affairs of Telangana.[1] With his win at the 2018 assembly election, Rao became the youngest six-time member of any legislative assembly in India.[2] He was appointed as the Minister of Finance in the cabinet expansion held on 8 September 2019.

He was also appointed minister for Health, Medical and Family welfare, on 9 November 2021.[3]

  1. ^ Lasania, Yunus Y. (11 December 2018). "Harish Rao wins Siddipet for third time, may set record". Mint. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Telangana Assembly Election Results: Harish Rao becomes nation's youngest MLA to be elected six times". newsd.in. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. ^ The Hindu (9 November 2021). "Harish Rao given charge of Health portfolio". Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.