He studied in Bareilly College, Bareilly only but during his B.Sc. it was affiliated to Agra University and during LLB Rohilkhand University was founded and the college was naturally affiliated with the same.
Before joining politics, Gangwar was actively involved in the establishment of the Urban Cooperative Bank in Bareilly and held the position of its chairman since its beginning in the year 1996. In Bareilly, he has been given credit for getting several projects executed for public use such as Chaupla Railway over-bridge, a library, and a mini bypass. Married to Saubhagya Gangwar, he is blessed with two children, Apoorv Gangwar and Shruti Gangwar.[3][2] He suffers from vitiligo.[4]
Career
Gangwar was jailed during the Emergency for guiding a people's movement against the then Government. He served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh State BJP Working Committee and held the position of General Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh BJP Unit in 1996.
Gangwar was elected for the first time to the 9th Lok Sabha[5] in 1989 from the Bareilly constituency. He represented that constituency continuously until 2009 as a BJP Member of Parliament, which involved six successive terms.
He has held ministerial posts in the Government of India.[3] He was Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas with the additional charge of Parliament Affairs in 13th Lok Sabha. Prior to this, Gangwar was Minister of State of Science and Technology with the additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs during October and November 1999.
Santosh Gangwar is a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha.
He served as Minister of State for Textiles from 26 May 2014 to 5 July 2016, after which he was sworn in as Minister of State for Finance.[6]
Gangwar forayed into national politics in the year 1989, when he got elected from Bareilly in the 9th Lok Sabha on a BJP ticket. In 1996, Gangwar became the General Secretary of the BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit. Later, he kept on winning from the same constituency and remained an MP in the next six successive terms till 2009. In the 14th Lok Sabha, he was the chief whip of his party, but in the year 2009 elections for 15th Lok Sabha, he had to face defeat by a narrow margin.[2]
In April 2018 Gangwar stirred controversy by saying that "one should not make a big deal" about rape in a country as large as India. The statements followed two incidents where BJP leaders were implicated in violent sexual assault of minors.[7]
27 May 2014 onwards Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Textiles; Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation[8][9]
In May 2019, Gangwar became the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment.[10]
References
^Roychoudhury, Arup (6 July 2016). "Meet Arjun Meghwal and Santosh Gangwar, the new ministers of state for Finance". Business Standard India.
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^"DRDO team eyes improved vitiligo remedy". Asian Age. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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^"Aadhaar law will ensure Direct Benefit Transfer reaches genuine beneficiaries: FM Jaitley", Daily News and Analysis, 15 July 2016
^"Sometimes Rapes Can't be Stopped, Why Make A "Big Deal", Says Union Minister".
^"Minister of State (Independent Charge): Santosh Gangwar".
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Santosh Kumar Gangwar born 1 November 1948 is an Indian politician and the former Minister of State with independent charge in the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the Government of India 1 He is a Member of Parliament 16th Lok Sabha former minister of state in Government of India and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party BJP He has been Member of Parliament for the city of Bareilly since 1989 till date except 2009 2014 He was also the chief whip of the party in 14th Lok Sabha He faced defeat in the 15th Lok Sabha Elections 2009 by a very narrow margin Gangwar was the chairman of the PAC Public Accounts Committee India in 2009 He has been elected as Member of Parliament in 16th Lok Sabha He won by a margin of over 2 4 lakh votes over his rival candidate in 2014 general election He resigned from the post of cabinet minister ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021 He is currently the Chairperson of the Committee on Public Undertakings Santosh GangwarChairperson Committee on Public UndertakingsIncumbentAssumed office 1 August 2021Appointed byOm BirlaPreceded byMeenakshi LekhiMinister of State Independent Charge for Labour and EmploymentIn office 3 September 2017 7 July 2021Prime MinisterNarendra ModiPreceded byBandaru DattatreyaSucceeded byBhupender YadavMinister of State for FinanceIn office 5 July 2016 3 September 2017Prime MinisterNarendra ModiPreceded byJayant SinhaSucceeded byShiv Pratap ShuklaMinister of TextilesIn office 26 May 2014 7 July 2016Prime MinisterNarendra ModiPreceded byKavuri Samba Siva RaoSucceeded bySmriti IraniMember of Parliament Lok SabhaIncumbentAssumed office 2014Preceded byPraveen Singh AronIn office 1989 2009Preceded byBegum Abida AhmedSucceeded byPraveen Singh AronConstituencyBareillyChairperson of Public Accounts CommitteeIn office 2009 2010Preceded byVijay Kumar MalhotraSucceeded byJaswant SinghPersonal detailsBorn 1948 11 01 1 November 1948 age 74 Bareilly United Provinces IndiaPolitical partyBharatiya Janata PartySpouseSaubhagya GangwarChildren2ResidenceBareillyAlma mater Agra University B Sc Rohilkhand University L L B As of 22 September 2006Source 1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life EditBorn on 1 November 1948 in Bareilly Santosh Kumar Gangwar attended Agra University and the Rohilkhand University in Uttar Pradesh from where he completed his B Sc and LLB Degrees respectively 2 He studied in Bareilly College Bareilly only but during his B Sc it was affiliated to Agra University and during LLB Rohilkhand University was founded and the college was naturally affiliated with the same Bareilly College Bareilly is a very old institution which was affiliated to Calcutta University Allahabad University Agra University and now Rohilkhand University Bareilly Before joining politics Gangwar was actively involved in the establishment of the Urban Cooperative Bank in Bareilly and held the position of its chairman since its beginning in the year 1996 In Bareilly he has been given credit for getting several projects executed for public use such as Chaupla Railway over bridge a library and a mini bypass Married to Saubhagya Gangwar he is blessed with two children Apoorv Gangwar and Shruti Gangwar 3 2 He suffers from vitiligo 4 Career EditGangwar was jailed during the Emergency for guiding a people s movement against the then Government He served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh State BJP Working Committee and held the position of General Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh BJP Unit in 1996 Gangwar was elected for the first time to the 9th Lok Sabha 5 in 1989 from the Bareilly constituency He represented that constituency continuously until 2009 as a BJP Member of Parliament which involved six successive terms He has held ministerial posts in the Government of India 3 He was Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas with the additional charge of Parliament Affairs in 13th Lok Sabha Prior to this Gangwar was Minister of State of Science and Technology with the additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs during October and November 1999 Santosh Gangwar is a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha He served as Minister of State for Textiles from 26 May 2014 to 5 July 2016 after which he was sworn in as Minister of State for Finance 6 Gangwar forayed into national politics in the year 1989 when he got elected from Bareilly in the 9th Lok Sabha on a BJP ticket In 1996 Gangwar became the General Secretary of the BJP s Uttar Pradesh unit Later he kept on winning from the same constituency and remained an MP in the next six successive terms till 2009 In the 14th Lok Sabha he was the chief whip of his party but in the year 2009 elections for 15th Lok Sabha he had to face defeat by a narrow margin 2 In April 2018 Gangwar stirred controversy by saying that one should not make a big deal about rape in a country as large as India The statements followed two incidents where BJP leaders were implicated in violent sexual assault of minors 7 27 May 2014 onwards Union Minister of State Independent Charge Ministry of Textiles Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Ministry of Water Resources River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation 8 9 In May 2019 Gangwar became the Minister of State Independent Charge for Labour and Employment 10 References Edit Roychoudhury Arup 6 July 2016 Meet Arjun Meghwal and Santosh Gangwar the new ministers of state for Finance Business Standard India a b c Sarbananda Sonowal Biography About family political life awards won history a b List of Cabinet Ministers of India and their Portfolios 2019 and 2014 DRDO team eyes improved vitiligo remedy Asian Age 24 June 2019 Retrieved 16 September 2019 Archived copy Archived from the original on 11 October 2016 Retrieved 5 October 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Aadhaar law will ensure Direct Benefit Transfer reaches genuine beneficiaries FM Jaitley Daily News and Analysis 15 July 2016 Sometimes Rapes Can t be Stopped Why Make A Big Deal Says Union Minister Minister of State Independent Charge Santosh Gangwar http 164 100 47 132 LssNew Members Biography aspx mpsno 131 dead link PM Modi allocates portfolios Full list of new ministers Live Mint 31 May 2019 Lok SabhaPreceded byBegum Abida Ahmed Member of Parliamentfor Bareilly1989 2009 Succeeded byPraveen Singh AronPreceded byPraveen Singh Aron Member of Parliamentfor Bareilly2014 Present IncumbentPolitical officesPreceded byKavuri Samba Siva Rao Minister of Textiles26 May 2014 7 July 2016Minister of State Independent Charge Succeeded bySmriti IraniPreceded byBandaru DattatreyaMinister of State Independent Charge Minister of Labour and Employment3 September 2017 PresentMinister of State Independent Charge IncumbentExternal links EditOfficial biography from Parliament of India records Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Santosh Gangwar amp oldid 1111458441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,