Murli Manohar Joshi

Murli Manohar Joshi
Official portrait, 2014
Union Minister of Human Resource Development
In office
19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byS. R. Bommai
Succeeded byArjun Singh
3rd National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
1991–1993
Preceded byLal Krishna Advani
Succeeded byLal Krishna Advani
Union Minister of Home Affairs
In office
16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byShankarrao Chavan
Succeeded byH. D. Deve Gowda
Union Minister of Science and Technology
In office
19 March 1998 – 21 May 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byYoginder K Alagh
Succeeded byKapil Sibal
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded bySriprakash Jaiswal
Succeeded bySatyadev Pachauri
ConstituencyKanpur, Uttar Pradesh
In office
16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
Preceded byRajesh Kumar Mishra
Succeeded byNarendra Modi
ConstituencyVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh
In office
10 May 1996 — 17 May 2004
Preceded bySaroj Dubey
Succeeded byRewati Raman Singh
ConstituencyAllahabad, Uttar Pradesh
In office
22 March 1977 – 10 January 1980
Preceded byNarendra Singh Bisht
Succeeded byHarish Rawat
ConstituencyAlmora, Uttar Pradesh
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
5 July 1992 – 11 May 1996
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1934-01-05) 5 January 1934
PartyBharatiya Janata Party (since 1980)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseTarla Joshi
EducationBSc, MSc, PhD
Alma materUniversity of Allahabad
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (2017)
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Murli Manohar Joshi (born 5 January 1934) is an Indian politician. He is one of the founding members and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and served as its President from 1991 to 1993. In addition to his role in the BJP, he has been a lifelong member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organisation. Joshi is the former Member of Parliament from Kanpur Lok Sabha constituency. He is a former professor of physics in University of Allahabad. Joshi later became the Union Human Resources & Development Minister in the National Democratic Alliance government. Joshi was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award, in 2017 by the Government of India.