| Anil Vij | |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Ambala, Punjab, India (now in Haryana, India) |
| Alma Mater: | Punjab University, Chandigarh |
| Constituency1: | Ambala Cantonment |
| Office1: | Cabinet Minister Government of Haryana |
| Term Start1: | 26 October 2014 |
| Term End1: | 12 March 2024 |
| 2Blankname1: | Minister of Home Minister of Urban Development Minister of Technical Education |
| 2Namedata1: | 14 November 2019 - 12 March 2024 |
| 3Blankname1: | Minister of Science & Technology |
| 3Namedata1: | 22 July 2016 - 12 March 2024 |
| 4Blankname1: | Minister of Health Minister of Medical Education Minister of AYUSH |
| 4Namedata1: | 26 October 2014 - 12 March 2024 |
| 5Blankname1: | Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs |
| 5Namedata1: | 26 October 2014 - 27 October 2019 |
| Office2: | Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start4: | 1990 |
| Term End4: | 1991 |
| Predecessor4: | Sushma Swaraj |
| Successor4: | Brij Anand |
| Constituency4: | Ambala Cantonment |
| Term Start3: | 1996 |
| Term End3: | 2005 |
| Predecessor3: | Brij Anand |
| Successor3: | Devender Kumar Bansal |
| Constituency3: | Ambala Cantonment |
| Term Start2: | October 2009 |
| Predecessor2: | Devender Kumar Bansal |
| Constituency2: | Ambala Cantonment |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Website: | Official Facebook Page |
| Date: | 27 October |
| Year: | 2019 |
Anil Vij (born 15 March 1953)[1] is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party formerly served as the Cabinet Minister in the Government of Haryana.[2] [3] [4]
Vij joined Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, a student wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, while he was studying at S. D. College, Ambala Cantt.
In 1970, he became General Secretary of ABVP. Vij worked actively with Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bharat Vikas Parishad BMS and other such organisations. Vij joined the State Bank of India in 1974.
In 1990, when Sushma Swaraj was elected to Rajya Sabha, the Ambala Cantonment seat became vacant. Vij was asked to resign from service and contest a by-election by the BJP Party.
He contested the election and won. In 1991 he became State President Of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. In 1996 and 2000, he contested as an independent candidate and won both times.[5]
In 2005, Vij lost re-election. In 2009, he was elected as Bhartiya Janata Party's Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) (MLA) from Ambala Cantonment constituency in the Haryana Legislative Assembly.[5]
In 2014, Vij was again elected as Bharatiya Janata Party's MLA Ambala Cantonment.
In 2019, Vij was again elected for the sixth time as Bharatiya Janata Party's MLA Ambala Cantonment.[6]
On 20 November 2020, Vij becomes the first in his state to volunteer for the anti-COVID vaccine. He was administered a trial dose in a Ambala Cantonment hospital.[7] [8]
On 26 October 2014, Vij was inducted in the Government of Haryana as a Cabinet Minister.[9] with the independent charge of the following departments:Department of Home affairs, Haryana Ayush, Health Services, Medical Education, Science & Technology, and Sports & Youth Affairs, Haryana.[10]