Thursday, August 13, 2009

Murli Manohar Joshi

Murli Manohar Joshi born on January 5, 1934 in New Delhi, India.

Murli Manohar Joshi was the Union Human Resources Development minister of India in the NDA government.

He completed his B.Sc. from Meerut College and M.Sc. from Allahabad University.

He was the first scientist to submit his thesis in Hindi.

After completing his PhD, Joshi started teaching Physics at Allahabad University.

In the start, He was elected Member of Parliament from Almora. He also served as the home minister for 13 days government in 1996.

Dr.Joshi was appointed as Chairman of the Manifesto Preparation Board of the BJP in 2009.


Some Position Held by Murli Manohar Joshi:
  • 1977 Elected to 6th Lok Sabha
  • 1977-79 General-Secretary, Janata Party in Parliament
  • 1980 Founder General Secretary, B.J.P.
  • 1981-83 Treasurer, B.J.P.
  • 1986-90 General-Secretary, B.J.P.
  • 1991-93 President, B.J.P.
  • 1992 Member, Rajya Sabha
  • 1992-96 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests; Member, Committee on Public Undertakings; Member, Select Committee on Patent Law; Member, Select Committee on Trade Marks Bill
  • 16 May–1 June 1996 Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs 1998-99 Union Cabinet Minister, Human Resource Development; and Science and Technology
  • 1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)
  • Oct.-Nov. 1999 Union Cabinet Minister, Human Resource Development and Science & Technology
  • 22 Nov. 1999 - 2004 Union Cabinet Minister, Human Resource Development; Science & Technology and Department of Ocean Development
  • 2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha

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