Dinesh Sharma (politician)
Dinesh Sharma | |
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Sharma in 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 9 September 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Hardwar Dubey |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 19 March 2017 – 25 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Preceded by | Narain Singh |
| Succeeded by | Brajesh Pathak |
| Minister of Secondary & Higher Education Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 19 March 2017 – 25 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Succeeded by | Yogendra Upadhyaya |
| Minister of Science & Technology Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 19 March 2017 – 25 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Succeeded by | Yogendra Upadhyaya |
| Minister of Electronics & Information Technology Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 19 March 2017 – 25 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Succeeded by | Yogendra Upadhyaya |
| Leader of the House Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office 11 May 2017 – 25 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Hassan |
| Succeeded by | Swatantra Dev Singh |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office 9 September 2017 – 9 September 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Bajpai |
| Succeeded by | Dara Singh Chauhan |
| Constituency | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| Mayor of Lucknow | |
| In office 14 November 2006 – 22 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | S. C. Rai |
| Succeeded by | Suresh Awasthi |
| President Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 1993–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1964 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Jayalakshmi Sharma |
| Alma mater | Lucknow University (M.Com.), Ph.D.) |
| Occupation | Academic |
Dinesh Sharma (born 12 January 1964) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. He was the Deputy Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2017 to 2022. He was previously the mayor of Lucknow. A professor by profession, he is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and he has held various posts in the party.