Mahendra Nath Pandey | |
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 Pandey in 2024 | |
| Minister of Heavy Industries | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Prakash Javadekar |
| Succeeded by | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
| Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | |
| In office 31 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Succeeded by | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh unit | |
| In office 31 August 2017 – 16 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Keshav Prasad Maurya |
| Succeeded by | Swatantra Dev Singh |
| Minister of State, Human Resource Development | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 31 August 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Satya Pal Singh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ramkishun |
| Succeeded by | Virendra Singh |
| Constituency | Chandauli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1957 Pakhapur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Pratima Pandey (m.1985) |
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| Residence(s) | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | Banaras Hindu University (M.A. and Ph.D) |
| Profession | Agriculturist |
| Cabinet | Second Modi ministry |
Mahendra Nath Pandey (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian politician who was Minister of Heavy Industries and Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of India and Member of Lok Sabha for Chandauli from 2014 to 2024. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and was the president of the party's Uttar Pradesh unit. He has also served as Union Minister of State for Ministry of Human Resource Development between 2016 and 2017. He is a member of Modi's second ministry. On 30 May 2019, he was appointed as Cabinet minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India.