Kanwar Pal Gujjar

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Kanwar Pal Gujjar
Cabinet Minister
Government of Haryana
Assumed office
14 November 2019
Ministry
Term
Minister of Education14 November 2019 - Incumbent
Minister of Forest14 November 2019 - Incumbent
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs14 November 2019 - Incumbent
Minister of Tourism, Hospitality, Art & Cultural Affairs14 November 2019 - Incumbent
Speaker of Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office
3 November 2014 – 4 November 2019
Preceded byKuldeep Sharma
Succeeded byGian Chand Gupta
Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byAkram Khan (politician)
ConstituencyJagadhri
In office
2000–2005
Preceded byAkram Khan (politician)
Succeeded byArjan Singh
ConstituencyChhachhrauli
Personal details
Born (1960-05-08) 8 May 1960 (age 63)
Bahadurpur, Punjab, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSunita Gujjar
Children3
ResidenceChandigarh
OccupationPolitician

Kanwar Pal Gurjar was a speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from 26 October 2014 to 4 November 2019. He belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected to the assembly from Jagadhri two times. He was born in Yamunanagar, Haryana.

Life and career[edit]

Gujjar was born on 8 May 1960 in Bahadurpur to Chandan Singh and Jagwati Devi. He did matriculation from Haryana Board of School


Education, Bhiwani in 1976-1977 and then pursued Bachelor of Arts from Mukund Lal College Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra University in 1979, but dropped out in the second year. Gujjar is married to Sunita Gujjar, with whom he has two daughters and a son, Nischal Chaudary.[1][2]

He became MLA twice. He was elected MLA in 2000 when INLD-BJP ruled the state.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Shri KANWAR PAL". Lok Sabha TV. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Kanwarpal Gurjar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- JAGADHARI(YAMUNANAGAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Kanwar Pal Gujjar elected Haryana speaker as new house begins on lighter note 124; Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 January 2020.