Harish Rawat

Harish Rawat
Rawat in 2012
7th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
In office 11 May 2016 – 18 March 2017
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	Trivendra Singh Rawat
In office 21 April 2016 – 22 April 2016
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	President's rule
In office 1 February 2014 – 27 March 2016
Preceded by	Vijay Bahuguna
Succeeded by	President's rule
Union Minister of Water Resources
In office 30 October 2012 – 31 January 2014
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Pawan Kumar Bansal
Succeeded by	Ghulam Nabi Azad
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Rajendra Kumar Badi
Succeeded by	Ramesh Pokhriyal
Constituency	Haridwar
In office 1980–1991
Preceded by	Murli Manohar Joshi
Succeeded by	Jeewan Sharma
Constituency	Almora
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 2002–2008
Preceded by	Manohar Kant Dhyani
Succeeded by	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Constituency	Uttarakhand
Personal details
Born	(1948-04-27) 27 April 1948 (age 76) Almora, United Provinces, India (now in Uttarakhand, India)
Citizenship	India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Renuka Rawat
Children	3
Parent(s)	Rajendra Singh Rawat (father) Devki Devi (mother)
Education	Bachelor of Arts L.L.B.
Alma mater	University of Lucknow
Occupation	Politician

Harish Singh Rawat (born 27 April 1948) is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2014 to 2017. A five-time Member of Parliament, Rawat is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress party. As a member of 15th Lok Sabha, Rawat served as Union Minister of Water Resources in the cabinet of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from 2012 to 2014.^[1] He also worked as Minister of State at the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Food Processing Industries^[2] (2011–2012) and Ministry of Labour and Employment^[3] (2009–2011).