Kanwar Pal Gujjar
Appearance
Kanwar Pal Gujjar | |
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Cabinet Minister Government of Haryana | |
Assumed office 14 November 2019 | |
Ministry | Term |
Minister of Education | 14 November 2019 - Incumbent |
Minister of Forest | 14 November 2019 - Incumbent |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 14 November 2019 - Incumbent |
Minister of Tourism, Hospitality, Art & Cultural Affairs | 14 November 2019 - Incumbent |
Speaker of Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
In office 3 November 2014 – 4 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Kuldeep Sharma |
Succeeded by | Gian Chand Gupta |
Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Preceded by | Akram Khan (politician) |
Constituency | Jagadhri |
In office 2000–2005 | |
Preceded by | Akram Khan (politician) |
Succeeded by | Arjan Singh |
Constituency | Chhachhrauli |
Personal details | |
Born | Bahadurpur, Punjab, India | 8 May 1960
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Sunita Gujjar |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Chandigarh |
Occupation | Politician |
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
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
- ^ "Shri KANWAR PAL". Lok Sabha TV. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Kanwarpal Gurjar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- JAGADHARI(YAMUNANAGAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "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.