C. P. Thakur

C. P. Thakur
Minister of Small Scale Industries
In office
29 January 2003 – 22 May 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byVasundhara Raje
Succeeded byMahaveer Prasad
Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
In office
29 January 2003 – 22 May 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byMinistry created
Succeeded byPaty Ripple Kyndiah
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
In office
27 May 2000 – 1 July 2002
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byN. T. Shanmugam
Succeeded byShatrughan Sinha
Minister of Water Resources
In office
22 November 1999 – 27 May 2000
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byPramod Mahajan
Succeeded byArjun Charan Sethi
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
10 April 2008 – 09 April 2020
Preceded byShatrughan Sinha
Succeeded byVivek Thakur
ConstituencyBihar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1998–2004
Preceded byRam Kripal Yadav
Succeeded byRam Kripal Yadav
ConstituencyPatna
In office
1984–1989
Preceded byRamavatar Shastri
Succeeded byShailendra Nath Shrivastava
ConstituencyPatna
Personal details
Born (1931-12-21) 21 December 1931 (age 92)
Dubaha, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
Political partyBJP
Spouse
Uma Thakur
(m. 1957)
Children4, including Vivek Thakur
ProfessionPolitician

Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (born 3 September 1931). also known as C. P. Thakur, is a former member of Rajya Sabha, a former minister in the Government of India, a physician and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a cabinet minister from 1999 to 2004 in the BJP government.

He is known for his contribution in finding medication for Kala-azar. He proposed the development of AIIMS hospital Patna in central government and got it approved. One Crossing (Chowk) near AIIMS hospital, Patna has been named "Dr C P Thakur Chowk" in honour of his contribution to Bihar and its people.