Brajesh Pathak
{{short description|7th Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh}}{{Blp more sources|date=May 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Brajesh Pathak
| image = Brajesh Pathak.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|06|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mallawan, Uttar Pradesh, India
| office = 7th Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
| term_start = 25 March 2022
| 2blankname = Ministry & Departments
| 2namedata = *Health & Family {{small|(2022-)}}
- Medical Education {{small|(2022-)}}
- Maternity & Child {{small|(2022-)}}
| term_end =
| predecessor = Dinesh Sharma
| successor =
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Yogi Adityanath
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
| office4 = Cabinet Minister,
Government of Uttar Pradesh
| term_start4 = 19 March 2017
| term_end4 = 25 March 2022
| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister
| successor4 = Yogi Adityanath
| office5 = Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| term_start5 = 10 March 2022
| alongside = Keshav Maurya
| predecessor5 = Suresh Chandra Tiwari
| successor5 =
| constituency5 = Lucknow Cantonment
| term_start6 = 2017
| term_end6 = 2022
| predecessor6 = Ravidas Mehrotra
| successor6 = Ravidas Mehrotra
| constituency6 = Lucknow Central
| office7 = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
| term_start7 = 26 November 2008
| term_end7 = 25 November 2014
| constituency7 = Uttar Pradesh
| office8 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| term_start8 = 2004
| term_end8 = 2009
| predecessor8 = Deepak Kumar
| successor8 = Annu Tandon
| constituency8 = Unnao, Uttar Pradesh
| party = 20px Bharatiya Janata Party (2016–present)
| otherparty = 20px Bahujan Samaj Party (2004–2016)
| alma_mater = University of Lucknow
| profession = Lawyer
| occupation = Politician
| date = 29 March 2022
| governor = Anandiben Patel
| spouse = Namrata Pathak
| 2blankname4 = Ministry&Departments
| 2namedata4 = *Legislative
- Law & Justice
- Rural Engineering
| successor7 = Javed Ali Khan
| predecessor7 = Amar Singh
}}
Brajesh Pathak (born 25 June 1964) is an Indian politician and a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.{{Cite news |title=Brajesh Pathak |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/profile/brajesh-pathak |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=India TV}} Presently, he is serving as the 7th Deputy Chief Minister and Cabinet Minister of Medical Education, Medical and Health, and Family Welfare in the Government of Uttar Pradesh under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
He was also the cabinet minister for Law and Justice in the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He has also been a Lok Sabha member of Parliament from the Unnao constituency from 2004 to 2009 and Rajya Sabha member of Parliament from 2008 to 2014. In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he won by a great margin from the Lucknow Cantonment constituency in Lucknow district.
He is seen as a popular leader in Uttar Pradesh known for his humility and well rooted connection with his people.
Early life and education
He has been an active member of student politics and public service since his days in Lucknow University. In the year 1990, he was the President of the Students' Union of the prestigious Lucknow University. In the year 1987, he was also the representative of the Law Faculty of the Lucknow University Students' Union. Kabaddi, volleyball are his favorite sports.
Personal life
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Brajesh Pathak was born to Mr. Suresh Pathak and Mrs. Kamla Pathak in the town of Mallawan, Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh. He is married to Namrata Pathak.
Political career
From being the face of student politics in Lucknow Brajesh Pathak, in 2004 general elections, Brajesh Pathak defeated Deepak kumar from the Lok Sabha Constituency of Unnao and became a member of parliament and was later part of Rajya Sabha from 2008 to 2014.
In 2017, he was elected as an MLA from Lucknow Central by defeating Ravidas Malhotara from the Samajwadi Party and was appointed Cabinet Minister of Law and Justice in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He was sworn in as the Cabinet Minister for Law and Legislative, Additional Sources of Energy and Political Pensions on 19 March 2017. On 21 August 2019, after the first cabinet expansion of the Yogi government, his portfolio was changed to that of the Minister of Legislative, Justice, Rural Engineering Services. On 25 March 2022, he became the 7th Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
During his tenure as a Member of Parliament, he has been a member of the Public Grievances committee, Law and Justice committee, Business Advisory Committee, Public Accounts Committee, Home Ministry Member, Consultative Committee of Delimitation Commission. Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs, Committee of Privileges, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel, Standing Committee on Finance, member of the National Committee on NCC. Committee on Railways, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Committee on Home Affairs, General Purposes Committee, Member of House Committee, he was nominated as the chairman of the Health and Family Welfare Committee.
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External links
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- [http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/Website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=2099 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
- [https://discussindia.in/brajesh-pathak-biography-hindi-jivani/ जानिए कौन हैं बृजेश पाठक? उत्तर प्रदेश की राजनीति में हैं अहम चेहरा]
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