Rajesh Agarwal | |
|---|---|
| Finance Minister, Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office March 2017 – August 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Preceded by | Akhilesh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Suresh Kumar Khanna |
| Treasurer, Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Piyush Goyal[1] |
| Constituency | Bareilly Cantt |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2012–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Virendra Singh |
| In office 1993–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Dinesh Johri |
| Succeeded by | Arun Kumar Saxena |
| Constituency | Bareilly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance |
| Residence | Bareilly District |
| Alma mater | M. J. P. Rohilkhand University |
Rajesh Agarwal is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party who is currently serving as its National Treasurer[2] and former Minister of finance in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He previously served as Cabinet Minister of trade tax and institutional finance in 2001, and as Deputy Speaker of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2007. He then served as the Finance cabinet minister again from 2017 to 2019 in the Yogi government. He resigned as cabinet minister after he had reached 75 years of age. BJP promoted him as the National Treasurer of BJP.
Agarwal was a member of the assembly elected from Bareilly Cantoment. He had continuously held the seat for 29 years in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative assembly. He holds several key positions in the Bharatiya Janata party.[3]
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- ^ "Rajesh Agarwal gets BJP treasurer post". United News of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Rajesh elected UP Assembly dy speaker - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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