Dinesh Sharma (politician)

Dinesh Sharma
Sharma in 2017
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
9 September 2023
Preceded byHardwar Dubey
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
5th Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office
19 March 2017 – 25 March 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byRam Naresh Yadav
Succeeded byBrajesh Pathak
Minister of Secondary & Higher Education of Uttar Pradesh
In office
19 March 2017 – 25 March 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Succeeded byYogendra Upadhyaya
Minister of Science & Technology of Uttar Pradesh
In office
19 March 2017 – 25 March 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Succeeded byYogendra Upadhyaya
Minister of Electronics & Information Technology of Uttar Pradesh
In office
19 March 2017 – 25 March 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Succeeded byYogendra Upadhyaya
Leader of the House in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
11 May 2017 – 25 March 2022
Preceded byAhmed Hassan
Succeeded bySwatantra Dev Singh
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
9 September 2017 – 9 September 2023
Preceded byAshok Bajpai
Succeeded byDara Singh Chauhan
ConstituencyElected by the MLAs
Mayor of Lucknow
In office
14 November 2006 – 22 March 2017
Preceded byS. C. Rai
Succeeded bySuresh Awasthi
President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Uttar Pradesh
In office
1993–1998
Member of Panel of Vice Chairpersons (Rajya Sabha)
Assumed office
from
Personal details
Born (1964-01-12) 12 January 1964
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Jayalakshmi Sharma
(m. 2010)
Alma materLucknow University (M.Com.), Ph.D.)
OccupationAcademic
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Dinesh Sharma (born 12 January 1964) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. He was the Deputy Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2017 to 2022. He was previously the mayor of Lucknow. A professor by profession, he is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and he has held various posts in the party.