Dharmendra Pradhan
Dharmendra Pradhan | |
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Pradhan in 2026 | |
| Union Minister of Education | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
| President | Ramnath Kovind Droupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Pokhriyal |
| Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | |
| In office 3 September 2017 – 10 June 2024 | |
| President | Ramnath Kovind Droupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Pratap Rudy |
| Succeeded by | Jayant Chaudhary (MoS I/C) |
| Union Minister of Steel | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| President | Ramnath Kovind |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Chaudhary Birender Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ramchandra Prasad Singh |
| Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Veerappa Moily |
| Succeeded by | Hardeep Singh Puri |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nitesh Ganga Deb |
| Constituency | Sambalpur, Odisha |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 4 April 2018 – 3 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Prakash Javadekar |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| In office 3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Manoj Jha |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Bibhudhendra Pratap Das (INC) |
| Succeeded by | Nrusingha Sahu (INC) |
| Constituency | Pallahara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1969 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Mridula Pradhan (m. 1998) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Utkal University (MA) |
| Occupation |
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Dharmendra Pradhan (born 26 June 1969) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 9th Minister of Education since 2021. He previously held cabinet positions as Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas (2014–2021), Minister of Steel (2019–2021), and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (2017–2024). Pradhan represents the Sambalpur in the Lok Sabha as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has also served as a Rajya Sabha member from Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.