Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh | |
|---|---|
Jairam in 2012 | |
| Union Minister of Rural Development | |
| In office 13 July 2011 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Succeeded by | Gopinath Munde |
| Union Ministry of Environment and Forests | |
| In office May 2009 – 12 July 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Jayanthi Natarajan |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Aayanur Manjunath |
| Constituency | Karnataka |
| In office 22 June 2004 – 21 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Yadlapati Venkata Rao |
| Succeeded by | Y. S. Chowdary |
| Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1954 Chikmagalur, Mysore State, India (now in Karnataka, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse |
K. R. Jayashree
(m. 1981; died 2019) |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Alma mater | IIT Bombay (B.Tech.) Carnegie Mellon University (M.S.) |
| Occupation | Politician |
As of 25 January, 2007 Source: | |
Jairam Ramesh (born 9 April 1954) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He is a Member of Parliament representing Karnataka state in the Rajya Sabha. In July 2011, Jairam was elevated to the Union Council of Ministers of India and appointed Minister of Rural Development and Minister (additional charge) of the new Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. However, in the cabinet reshuffle in October 2012, he was divested of the portfolio of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. He was previously the Indian Minister of State (Independent Charge) at the Ministry of Environment and Forests from May 2009 to July 2011.