J. P. Nadda

J. P. Nadda
Nadda in 2024
28th Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 June 2024
DeputyNirmala Sitharaman
ChairmanJagdeep Dhankhar (2022–2025)
C. P. Radhakrishnan
Preceded byPiyush Goyal
25th Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilisers
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 June 2024 (2024-06-09)
PresidentDroupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byMansukh L. Mandaviya
34th Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 June 2024 (2024-06-09)
PresidentDroupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byMansukh L. Mandaviya
In office
9 November 2014 (2014-11-09) – 30 May 2019 (2019-05-30)
PresidentRamnath Kovind
Pranab Mukherjee
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byHarsh Vardhan
Succeeded byHarsh Vardhan
10th National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
20 January 2020 – 20 January 2026
Preceded byAmit Shah
Succeeded byNitin Nabin
Working
17 June 2019 – 20 January 2020
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byNitin Nabin (2025)
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 April 2024 (2024-04-02)
Preceded byParshottam Rupala
ConstituencyGujarat
In office
3 April 2012 (2012-04-03) – 2 April 2024 (2024-04-02)
Preceded byViplove Thakur
Succeeded byHarsh Mahajan
ConstituencyHimachal Pradesh
Cabinet Minister in Government of Himachal Pradesh
In office
2007 (2007) – 2012 (2012)
Governor
Chief MinisterPrem Kumar Dhumal
Ministries
  • • Forest
  • • Environment
  • • Science and Technology
In office
1998 (1998) – 2003 (2003)
Governor
Chief MinisterPrem Kumar Dhumal
Ministries
  • • Health and Family Welfare
  • • Parliamentary Affairs
Member of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2007 (2007) – 2012 (2012)
Preceded byTilak Raj Sharma
Succeeded byBumber Thakur
ConstituencyBilaspur
In office
1993 (1993) – 2003 (2003)
Preceded bySada Ram Thakur
Succeeded byTilak Raj Sharma
ConstituencyBilaspur
Personal details
BornJagat Prakash Nadda
(1960-12-02) 2 December 1960
Patna, Bihar, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Mallika Banerjee
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(m. 1991)​
Children2
RelativesJayashree Banerjee (mother-in-law)
Alma mater
Websitejagatprakashnadda.in
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Jagat Prakash Nadda (born 2 December 1960) is an Indian lawyer and politician who is serving as the 34th Minister of Health, 25th Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers since 2024 and served as the 10th national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2020 to 2026. He is also the member of the Rajya Sabha representing Gujarat since 2024. A key decision maker of the BJP, he is a close aide to Narendra Modi. He was the BJP's national working president from 2019 to 2020. Nadda was also the Minister of Health and Family Welfare in the first Modi ministry from 2014 to 2019 and Parliamentary Board Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Previously, he was an MLA from Bilaspur from 2007 to 2012 and from 1993 to 2003 and Minister of Forest, Environment, Science, and Technology from 2007 to 2012 and the Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs from 1998 to 2003 in the Himachal Pradesh Government.

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