Trivendra Singh Rawat

Trivendra Singh Rawat
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byRamesh Pokhriyal
ConstituencyHaridwar
8th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
In office
18 March 2017 – 10 March 2021
Preceded byHarish Rawat
Succeeded byTirath Singh Rawat
Cabinet Minister
Government of Uttarakhand
In office
27 March 2007 – 13 March 2012
MinistryAgriculture & Animal Husbandry, Dairy Farming & Fisheries
Member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office
2017–2022
Preceded byHira Singh Bisht
Succeeded byBrij Bhushan Gairola
ConstituencyDoiwala
In office
2002–2012
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byRamesh Pokhriyal
Personal details
Born (1960-12-20) 20 December 1960 (age 63)[1]
Khairasain, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand), India
NationalityIndia
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Alma materHemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
OccupationPolitician

Trivendra Singh Rawat (born 20 December 1960)[2] is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand between 2017 and 2021.

Rawat was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from 1979 to 2002 and held the post of organising secretary of the Uttarakhand region, and later the Uttarakhand state, after the state's formation in 2000. He was elected from Doiwala in the State's first legislative assembly elections in 2002. He retained his seat in the 2007 elections and served as the State's Minister of Agriculture.[3][4]

As a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Rawat served as Jharkhand's in-charge and Uttarakhand cadre's president. Winning from Doiwala again in 2017, he was named the Chief Minister after his party won majority and formed the government.[5] Rawat resigned from the post on 9 March 2021 citing a "collective decision" made by the party.[6]

  1. ^ "Trivendra Singh Rawat journey from RSS pracharak to CM - त्रिवेंद्र सिंह रावत का आरएसएस प्रचारक से मुख्‍यमंत्री तक का सफर" (in Hindi). Jagran.com. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Trivendra Singh Rawat, an RSS 'pracharak' who struck it rich in politics". The Economic Times. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Trivendra Singh Rawat, ex-RSS pracharak, to be CM of Uttarakhand". The Indian Express. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Who is Trivendra Singh Rawat?". The Indian Express. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Uttarakhand: BJP MLA Trivendra Singh Rawat to take oath as chief minister". The Indian Express. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Trivendra Singh Rawat quits as Uttarakhand CM, says collective decision taken in Delhi". The Indian Express. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.