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Harsh Vardhan

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  • Born 13 December 1954
  • Age 70
  • Birth Place Delhi, India
  • Profession Otorhinolaryngologist, Politician
  • Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party
  • In Office Chairman Of The WHO Executive Board 22 May 2020 - 2 June 2021, Minister Of Health And Family Welfare 30 May 2019 - 7 July 2021, Minister Of Science And Technology 9 November 2014 - 7 July 2021, Minister Of Earth Sciences 9 November 2014 - 7 July 2021, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 16 May 2014 - June 4, 2024, Minister Of Environment, Forest And Climate Change 27 May 2017 - 30 May 2019, Member Of The Delhi Legislative Assembly 2 December 1993 - 16 May 2014
  • Residence New Delhi

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Harsh Vardhan BIOGRAPHY

Harsh Vardhan: A Career in Politics and Public Service Born December 13, 1954, Harsh Vardhan is a former Indian politician and otorhinolaryngologist. His political career is largely intertwined with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). A prominent figure in the BJP, he served as the Union Minister of H...

Harsh Vardhan PERSONAL LIFE

Spouse Nutan Goel
Education Zakir Husain College, Delhi, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College (MBBS) and (MS)

POSITIONS HELD BY Harsh Vardhan

Position Tenure
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly N/A
Member of the 16th Lok Sabha N/A
Member of the 17th Lok Sabha N/A
Minister of Science and Technology 9 November 2014 - 7 July 2021

HARSH VARDHAN NEWS

'Couldn't hear clearly...': Harsh Vardhan on allegations of 'laughing' during Bidhuri's controversial remarks in LS

September 22, 2023 4:56 pm

Terming it a "notorious and fabricated story filled with negativity", the former Union minister alleged that it is being used by some vested political elements on social media to tarnish his image.

Row over ordinance: BJP MPs hit out against Kejriwal, AAP says bid to deceive public

May 22, 2023 8:45 am

Addressing a joint press conference, BJP MPs from Delhi Manoj Tiwari, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Meenakshi Lekhi, Parvesh Verma, Ramesh Bidhuri and Hans Raj Hans took a dig at the AAP and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

'Taking care of yourself can be fun and very rewarding': Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor reveals his 'mad' HIIT workout

February 28, 2023 1:58 pm

"10 sprints for 30 seconds each with 101 minute brisk walks super set with 50 jump squats and 50 jump pushups followed by 30 burpees, 30 crunches followed by 30 bench jumps and 30 medicine ball twists...all in 45 minutes...needed ice afterwards..." he shared

With MPs leading offensive, Delhi BJP tries to trump AAP in narrative war

August 22, 2022 10:25 am

Oppn party uses CBI raid at Manish Sisodia's home to label AAP as corrupt; BJP unsettled by Arvind Kejriwal’s popularity, says ruling outfit.

Made to wait, BJP MP Harsh Vardhan leaves Delhi L-G's swearing-in ceremony

May 27, 2022 8:38 am

In the video, he is heard saying: “Arre Parliament members tak ke liye inhone ek seat nahi rakhi (They haven’t even provided a seat for Parliament members)... I will write to (L-G) Vinai Kumar Saxena ji about this.”

What is the reason behind PM Modi's council of ministers reshuffle?

July 09, 2021 8:49 am

Neerja Chowdhury writes: It aims to protect Brand Modi, distance the government from Covid criticism and reach out to OBCs ahead of UP poll.

In Harsh Vardhan’s exit, a Covid admission and course correction

July 08, 2021 12:06 pm

His departure is one of the strongest signals on the handling of the ferocious second Covid-19 wave — to the government’s detractors, it is an admission of its failure; and to its supporters, a much-needed course correction to reassure the country.

Its private sector shot numbers token, Odisha says set aside 95% for government

June 27, 2021 7:04 am

State Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kishore Das raised the issue in a letter to Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday.

Suvendu Adhikari writes to Vardhan, seeks probe by Central agency

June 27, 2021 1:45 am

In his letter, the BJP MLA wrote that the alleged fraud can not take place without the “complicity of top civic authorities”.

Nursing employees’ allowance to be raised by Rs 1,700: Nitin Patel

June 10, 2021 10:18 pm

The decision came following a meeting of members of the United Nursing Forum, a representative body of nursing staff in Gujarat, with Patel, who also holds the Health portfolio, and other bureaucrats from the health department.