Abhishek Mishra

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Abhishek Mishra (born 29 August 1977) is an Indian academic and politician, who is the National Secretary and Spokesperson of the Samajwadi Party. He is a former member of the legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh, and a former Cabinet Minister.

Mishra has a MSc degree in management from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, and a PhD in strategy and marketing from the University of Cambridge. He has worked as a consultant for the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Defence, and has trained IAS and IPS officers. He has also been a member of the faculty at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/iim-prof-turns-candidate-stays-manager|title=IIM prof turns candidate, stays manager |work=The Indian Express |author=Khyati, Surbhi |date=17 February 2012}}

In the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he was elected for a five-year term, representing the Samajwadi Party in the sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.{{Cite web|url=http://upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=19446|title=Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info|website=upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-date=3 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203201417/http://upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=19446|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=2012 Election Results|publisher=Election Commission of India website|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106190334/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf |archivedate=6 January 2018}} For part of his term, he was a Cabinet Minister in Akhilesh Yadav's cabinet.{{cite press release |agency=IANS | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/akhilesh-expands-cabinet-3-sacked-ministers-back-116092600382_1.html | title=Akhilesh expands cabinet, 3 sacked ministers back | date=26 September 2016 | accessdate=23 August 2024}} He lost his seat in the 2017 election.{{cite news | url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/up-elections-bjp-super-cop-and-sp-ex-iim-prof-battle-for-ballot | title=UP Elections: BJP Super Cop and SP Ex IIM Prof. battle for ballot | work=The Free Press Journal | date=22 February 2022 | accessdate=23 August 2024 | author=Sharma, Rashmi}}