Pankaj Chaudhary

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Pankaj Chaudhary
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 July 2021 (2021-07-07) Serving with Bhagwat Karad
President	Droupadi Murmu
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Nirmala Sitaraman
Preceded by	Anurag Thakur
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha Maharajganj
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2014
Preceded by	Harsh Vardhan
In office May 2004 – May 2009
Preceded by	Akhilesh Kumar Singh
Succeeded by	Harsh Vardhan
In office June 1991 – April 1999 (3 Times)
Preceded by	Harsh Vardhan
Succeeded by	Akhilesh Kumar Singh
Personal details
Born	(1964-11-15) 15 November 1964 (age 59) Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Citizenship	India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Bhagya Shree Chaudhary ​ ​ (m. 1990)​
Children	2
Parents	Bhagwati Prasad Chaudhary (father) Ujjwal Chaudhary (mother)
Residence(s)	20, Canning Lane, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi
Education	Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater	Gorakhpur University
Profession	Industrialist Agriculturist
As of 9 June, 2020 Source: [1]

Pankaj Chaudhary (born 15 November 1964) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh.^[1][2]

• He was born on 15 November 1964 to the Late Shri Bhagwan Prasad Chaudhary in a landlord Kurmi family. He has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Gorakhpur University.

• 1989-91: Member, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

1990-91: Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

• 1991: Member, Working Committee, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.).

1991: Elected to 10th Lok Sabha.

• 1991-96: Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table Member, Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests.
• 1996: Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term).
• 1996-97: Member, Standing Committee on Communications Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit.
• 1998: Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term).
• 1998-99: Member, Standing Committee on Railways, Member, Committee on Petitions, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation.
• 2004: Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term), Member, Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests, Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism.
• 7 Aug. 2007: Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS).
• May 2014: Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term).

14 Aug. 2014 - 30 April 2016: Member, Committee on Public Undertakings.

• 1 Sept. 2014 - 31 Aug. 2018: Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation.
• 19 Oct. 2016 - 25 May 2019: Member, Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers.
• 1 Sept. 2018 - 25 May 2019: Member, Standing Committee on Railways.
• May 2019: Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (6th term).
• 13 Sept. 2019: Member, Standing Committee on Railways, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
• 7th July 2021 - 9 June 2024: Minister of State, Ministry of Finance.
• June 2024: Re-elected to 18th Lok Sabha (7th term).
• 11th June 2024 onwards: Minister of State, Ministry of Finance

He was first elected to the 10th Lok Sabha in 1991 and then to the 11th Lok Sabha in 1996 and the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998. However, he lost to Akhilesh Singh of the Samajwadi Party in the 1999 General elections. He later won the 2004 Lok Sabha elections.

In 2009, he lost again to the Indian National Congress candidate Harsh Vardhan from Maharajganj. In 2014, he won from the same constituency and is now a member of 16th Lok Sabha.^[4]

He became Union Minister of State (Finance) in Second Modi ministry after the Cabinet reshuffle.^[5]

Re-elected to 18th Lok Sabha(7th term) June 2024 and Joined 11 June 2024 as Union Minister of State for Finance, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India.^[6]

• 1989–91: Member, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
• 1990–91: Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
• 1990 onwards Member, Working Committee, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.)
• 1991: Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
• 1991–96: Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table & Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests
• 1996 : Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
• 1996–97: Member, Committee on Communications & Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
• 1998 : Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
• 1998–99: Member, Committee on Railways; Member, Committee on Petitions & Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
• 2004 : Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)

Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme Member, Committee on Tourism

• 2007 onwards Member, Committee on MPLADS
• 2014 : Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term)
• 2019 : Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (6th term)
• 2021 - 9 June 2024: Minister of State, Ministry of Finance.
• 11 June 2024:Union Ministers of State for Ministry of Finance.^[7]