Mansukh Mandaviya Explained

Mansukh Mandaviya
Office:Union Minister of Labour and Employment
Primeminister:Narendra Modi
Term Start:11 June 2024
Predecessor:Bhupender Yadav
Office2:Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Primeminister2:Narendra Modi
Predecessor2:Anurag Thakur
Term Start2:11 June 2024
Office3:Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare
Term Start3:7 July 2021
Term End3:11 June 2024
Primeminister3:Narendra Modi
Predecessor3:D. V. Sadananda Gowda (as Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers)
Dr. Harsh Vardhan (as Minister of Health and Family Welfare)
Successor3:J. P. Nadda
Office4:Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Primeminister4:Narendra Modi
Term Start4:31 May 2019
Term End4:7 July 2021
Predecessor4:Nitin Gadkari
Successor4:Sarbananda Sonowal
Office5:Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways
Term Start5:5 July 2016
Term End5:30 May 2019
Primeminister5:Narendra Modi
Minister5:Nitin Gadkari
Predecessor5:Krishan Pal Gurjar
Successor5:Vijay Kumar Singh
Office6:Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Term Start6:5 July 2016
Term End6:30 May 2019
Primeminister6:Narendra Modi
Minister6:Nitin Gadkari
Successor6:Shantanu Thakur
Office7:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start7:9 June 2024
Constituency7:Porbandar
Office8:Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Term Start8:24 April 2012
Term End8:24 April 2024
Constituency8:Gujarat
Predecessor8:Kanjibhai Patel
Office9:Chairman of Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited
Term Start9:2011
Term End9:2012
Office10:Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Term Start10:2002
Term End10:2007
Constituency10:Palitana
Predecessor10:constituency established
Successor10:Mahendrasinh Sarvaiya
Birth Date:1 June 1972
Birth Place:Hanol, Gujarat, India
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Children:2
Education:M.A., Ph.D.
Alma Mater:
Profession:Politician
Source:https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/member_site/Main.aspx

Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviy (born 1 June 1972) is an Indian politician who serving as Minister of Labour and Employment and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports since 2024. He is also a Lok Sabha members from Porbandar Gujarat.

Early life

Mandavaiya was born in a small village named Hanol in Palitana Taluka of Bhavnagar district of Gujarat State.[3] Born to a middle-class farmer family, he is the youngest amongst four brothers. He completed his primary education from the Government Primary School, Hanol and his high school studies from Songadh Gurukul.[4]

After completion of HSC, he did a certificate course in Veterinary Live Stock Inspector and has been educated at Songadh Gurukul and Gujarat Agriculture University, Gujarat.[5] He later completed his MA in political science from Bhavnagar University.[4]

In 2021, Mandavia obtained a Ph.D. in political science from Gujarat Institute of Development Research.[6]

Political career

Mansukh Mandaviya is currently the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Minister of Labour and Employment.

Positions served

Gujarat state leader

He became a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and soon became a State Executive Committee Member of ABVP, Gujarat Unit.[8] [9] He was appointed a leader of Yuva Morcha and then the President of BJP Unit of Palitana. Mr. Mandaviya also became the youngest Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Gujarat, when he was first elected in 2002.[8] After his tenure, in 2010, he became the chairman of Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited.[10]

National politics

At the young age of 38, Mansukh Mandaviya was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.[11] He was appointed the Secretary for State Unit, BJP Gujarat, in 2013 and General Secretary in 2014.[12] Later, in 2014, he was appointed the Gujarat State Incharge of BJP's High-tech & Mega Membership Drive Campaign.[13]

MoS Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemicals and Fertilizers

On 5 July 2016, Mansukh Mandaviya was sworn in as the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemicals and Fertilizers, in the Government of India.[14] He was re-elected for a second term as an MP in Rajya Sabha in March 2018.[15]

In the Asian continent, he has visited China, Israel, Oman, Nepal, Dubai and Uzbekistan.[16] He has also visited European countries including England, Germany and Hungary, along with South American countries such as Brazil and Argentina. The African continent has also been explored by Mr. Mandaviya, including countries of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini and Zambia. In an Oceania Region, he has visited New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji and Australia.[17]

MoS Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

In May 2019, Mansukh Mandaviya took oath as a Minister of State in the Council of Ministers, Government of India. He was the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, along with being the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers. Mr. Mandaviya also represented India in the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland in January 2020.[18]

Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers

Mansukh Mandaviya took charge as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare in the Government of India on 7 July 2021, with an additional charge of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers.[19]

Awards and recognition

Mandaviya was honored by UNICEF for his contribution to women health-care initiatives and for distributing 10 crore sanitary napkins through Jan Aushadhi Kendras.[20] [21]

He was also honored by The Economic Times with the Business Reformer of the Year Award 2022 for Corporate Excellence. Credited with raising India's vaccination coverage to more than 70%, his leadership during and after the pandemic has been instrumental in the economy bouncing back from Covid.[22] [23]

India’s renowned newspaper The Indian Express in its prestigious list of 100 Most Powerful Indians in 2022 & 2023 placed him at number 25 & 27 respectively for boosting COVID-19 vaccination and improving the overall healthcare system. [24]

Initiatives

Personal life

Mansukh Mandaviya is married to Neetaben Mandaviya and they have two children.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sharma . Neetu Chandra . Mansukh Mandaviya takes charge as Union health minister . mint . 8 July 2021 . en.
  2. News: Union Health Minister Mandaviya gets doctorate in Political Science. ANI.
  3. News: Abintika . Ghosh . In 10 days, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya shows how he's different from Harsh Vardhan . . 20 July 2021 . el.
  4. News: Youth Leader, Public Servant: Who is Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya? . TheQuint . 8 July 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Mansukh L Mandaviya is MoS – Chemicals & Fertilizers Indian Bureaucracy is an Exclusive News Portal . 2021-07-08 . en-US.
  6. News: Union Health Minister Mandaviya gets doctorate in Political Science. ANI.
  7. News: News18 . Former PM Manmohan Singh Retires From Rajya Sabha After 33 Years . 3 April 2024 . 3 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240403175952/https://www.news18.com/politics/rajya-sabha-former-pm-manmohan-singh-congress-veteran-retires-union-ministers-members-parliament-8837855.html . 3 April 2024 . en.
  8. Web site: Mansukh L. Mandaviya Biography: All about India's new Health Minister who replaced Dr. Harsh Vardhan. 2021-09-19. jagrantv. en.
  9. Web site: Jul 8, 2021. Mansukh Mandaviya: All you need to know about Mansukh Mandaviya, new Union health minister India News - Times of India. 2021-09-19. The Times of India. en.
  10. Web site: Gujarat Agro .
  11. Web site: Shri Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS, SHIPPING, CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS(MINISTER OF STATE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. 2021-09-19. myneta.info.
  12. Web site: Chemical. Chemical.
  13. Web site: Chemical. Ministry.
  14. News: WHO IS MANSUKH MANDAVIYA?. Business Standard India. 2021-09-19.
  15. Web site: List of Sitting Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise). 2021-09-19. rajyasabha.nic.in.
  16. Web site: Port. Kolkata Port Trust.
  17. Web site: Network. eHealth. We Believe Technology is Inevitable for Transforming India's Primary Healthcare Sector: WISH Foundation, CEO, Rajesh R Singh - eHealth Magazine. 7 July 2021 . 2021-09-19. en-US.
  18. Web site: Shri Mansukh Mandaviya meets Secretary General of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Mr. Kitack Lim at the 50th Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. 2021-09-19. pib.gov.in.
  19. News: Mansukh Mandaviya takes charge as Union health minister. The Economic Times. 2021-09-19.
  20. Web site: 2021-07-08 . Mansukh Mandaviya takes charge as health minister: Two-time MP honoured by UNICEF for contribution to women's health . 2021-07-08 . Firstpost.
  21. Web site: Jul 8, 2021 . Mansukh Mandaviya: All you need to know about Mansukh Mandaviya, new Union health minister . 2021-07-08 . The Times of India . en.
  22. Web site: 2023-04-28 . ET Awards 2022 Business Reformer of the Year: Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Chemicals and Fertilisers, Economic Times . 2023-04-28 . Economics Times.
  23. Web site: May 1, 2023 . ET Awards: India's Covid success story rooted in ethos of service, solidarity: Mansukh Mandaviya . 2023-01-05 . Economics Times . en.
  24. Web site: 2022-04-21 . IE 100 2022: List of most powerful Indians, Indian Express . 2021-04-21 . IndianExpress.
  25. Web site: Mandaviya: A Gujarat Lawmaker Who Has Campaigned For Girls' Education . Ndtv.