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Profile of Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change

Prakash Javadekar Cabinet Minister

Father’s Name	(Late) Shri. K K Javadekar
Mother’s Name	(Late) Smt. Rajani Javadekar
Date of Birth	30 January, 1951
Place of Birth	Pune, Maharashtra, India
Marital Status	Married
Spouse’s Name	Smt. Prachee Prakash Javadekar
Edu Qualification	B.Com. (Hon.) at University of Pune, India
Profession	Social Work
Permanent Address	Padmalay, Navketan Society, Kothrud, Pune- 411038
Permanent Address	6, Kushak Road, New Delhi

Present Position

He represents the Bharatiya Janata Party .He is presently Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Information and Broadcasting and Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises .

Positions Held (Previous)

Union Minister for Human Resource Development – 5^th july 2016 to 30^th May 2019
Minister of State (Independent Charge) — Environment, Forest & Climate Change – 26^th May 2014 to 4^th July 2016
Minister of State — Parliamentary Affairs – 26^th May 2014 to 9^th Nov 2014
Minister of State (Independent Charge) — Information and Broadcasting – 26^th May 2014 to 9^th Nov 2014
Member of Parliament — Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra (April 2018 onwards)
Member of Parliament — Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh (June 2014 –March 2018)
Member of Parliament — Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra (May 2008– May 2014)
Executive President — State Planning Board Maharashtra (1995–1999)
Member of Legislative Council — Maharashtra from Pune Division Graduate Constituency for 12 years (1990–2002)
Chairman — Task Force on IT, Government of Maharashtra (1997–1999)
Chairman — Working Group on “IT for Masses”, Government of India (2000)
Member — Public Accounts Committee
Member — Standing Committee on HRD
Member — Consultative Committee for Min. of Power
Member — Committee on Subordinate Legislation
Member — Committee on WAKF
Member — Standing Committee on Defence

Political Work

Led Student Movement under ABVP in various capacities (1969–1977)
Organised Satyagraha against Emergency Rule and imprisoned (1975–1977)
Elected Senate Member of Pune University for 12 years (1975–1987)
National Secretary and General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (1984–1990)
Full time worker of BJP since 1981
State Secretary and Campaign Chief of Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra (1989–1995)
Produced 6 videos and 10 audio films/music cassettes for party propaganda
Spokesman, BJP Maharashtra (1994–1996 and 2002–2003)
National Spokesman (2003–2014)

Social Work

Completed successfully GoI’s Watershed Development Project 11 Villages in Kolvan Valley of Mulshi Tehsil of Pune District. (1996–2000)
Worked in tribal area of Thane District for revival of a Development Project, launched by Bank of Maharashtra. (1978–1980)

Other Facts

Worked with Bank of Maharashtra for 10 years (1971–1981)
Worked in Rural Development Department, Sick Unit Cell, Employment Promotion Programme of the Bank of Maharashtra

Achievements

Sir Purshottam Das Thakur Memorial National Award, for research Paper on ” Rural Development and Banks’ Role in Coordinated Approach “.
Led delegation to Boston to Negotiate Media Lab Asia Project (2000)

Publications

350 articles in various newspapers on contemporary subjects.
Many booklets on unemployment, infiltration, IMF loan and other political topics.

Countries Visited

USA, Europe, Belgium, Italy, Denmark, Israel, Finland & Iceland, Taiwan, Japan, China, South Africa, Brazil, UK,Peru, Luxembourg, Norway, kenya, Canada, Australia, Egypt, Brazil, Russia, Bangladesh etc.