Prakash Javadekar

Politician

Indian Pune, Maharashtra

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ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth30/01/1951
Age75 years
BirthplacePune, Maharashtra
HometownPune, Maharashtra

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Full NamePrakash Keshav Javadekar
NicknamePrakash Javadekar
Political PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Political Journey
  • 1990 to 2002: A member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
  • 1995: Executive Chairman of the State Planning Board of Maharashtra
  • 1997 to 1999: Chairman of the Task Force on IT Government of Maharashtra
  • 2008: Elected to the Rajya Sabha
  • 2014: Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information and Broadcasting, Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • 2016: Took oath as Human Resource Development Minister
  • 2021: Resigned from Narendra Modi's Council of Ministers ahead of the Cabinet reshuffle on 7 July
  • 2022: Appointed as the head of Rajya Sabha's ethic committee
  • 1984 to 1990: National Secretary and then General Secretary in the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
  • 1989: State Secretary and Campaign Chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra till 1995
  • 2014: Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh; Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information and Broadcasting, Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • 2019 to 2021: Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • 1980: Joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on its formation
  • 1981: Resigned from Bank of Maharashtra to become a full-time BJP worker
  • 1990 to 2002: Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council from Pune Region Graduate Constituency
  • 1995: Executive President of the State Planning Board of Maharashtra
  • 2014: Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh; appointed Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • 2014: Also appointed Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
  • 2015: Led Indian delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference
  • 2022: Appointed as Chairperson of the Committee on Ethics in Rajya Sabha
ReligionHinduism
Address24, Mahadev Road, New Delhi
HobbiesReading and Writing Books
Controversies
  • On 11 December 1975, when 11 Indian college's students protested against the emergency, implemented by the congress government, he also joined them, and was sentenced to 3 months under the preventive detention act, and subsequently kept in jail for nearly 13 months under the MISA (Internal Security Maintenance Act)
  • On 11 December 1975, when 11 Indian college students protested against the emergency implemented by the Congress government, he also joined them and was sentenced to 3 months under the preventive detention act, subsequently kept in jail for nearly 13 months under the MISA (Internal Security Maintenance Act)
Debut1981: Became a full-time member and worker of the Bharatiya Janata Party

Physical Stats & More

Height170 cm (5' 7")
Weight65 kg (143 lbs)
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolDistrict Council School, Mahad, Maharashtra
College/UniversityGarware College of Commerce of Maharashtra Education Society, Pune; University of Pune
Educational QualificationB.Com (Hons) in Commerce

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date18/12/1977

Family

FatherKeshav Krishna Javadekar (journalist with Kesari newspaper)
MotherRajni Javadekar (teacher)
Siblings1
SpouseDr. Prachi Prakash Javadekar (former Director of Indira Institute of Management, Pune)
ChildrenDr. Ashutosh Javadekar (Dentist), Apoorva Javadekar (Chartered Accountant)

Favourites

PoliticiansShyama Prasad Mukherjee, Atal Bihari Vajpayee
LeadersMahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekanand
WritersPremchand, Gurcharan Das, Ramgansh Gadkari, Khandekar

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Prakash Javadekar drinks alcohol.
2. His father, Keshav Krishna Javadekar, was a journalist at the Marathi Newspaper ‘Kesari’ founded by Lokmanya Tilak.
3. He has been associated with the ‘National Self Service Association’ since his school days.
4. In 1969, while graduating from Pune’s MES college of Commerce, he joined the ‘All India Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).’
5. Before entering politics, he worked at the ‘Bank of Maharashtra.’
6. In 1980, he worked with former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
7. In 1981, he resigned from the Bank of Maharashtra after ten years and became a full-time worker of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
8. On 10 March 1989, he united thousands of youth in Mumbai for a BJP-led movement.
9. Prakash Javadekar’s wife, Prachi Javadekar, was the Director of the ‘Indira Institute of Management’ in Pune.
10. He has authored booklets on various political topics, including unemployment, infiltration, IMF loans, and inflation.
11. In 1981, he resigned from the Bank of Maharashtra and became a full-time worker of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
12. He has authored multiple books in Marathi on political topics including unemployment, IMF loans, farm loan waivers, and inflation.
13. For 12 years he was a senate member of Pune University.
14. As National Spokesperson of BJP, he exposed major scams including the NSEL scam, 2G Scam, Coal Scam, and Maharashtra Government's irrigation scam, which contributed to the downfall of the UPA government.
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