{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pankaj Chaudhary
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|11|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Gorakhpur district|Gorakhpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence = 20, Canning Lane, Ferozeshah Road, [[New Delhi]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| constituency =
| office = [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance]]
| term_start = {{Start date|2021|7|7|df=yes}}
| alongside =[[Bhagwat Karad]]
| president = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| minister = [[Nirmala Sitharaman]]
| predecessor =[[Anurag Thakur]]

| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
 [[Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency)|Maharajganj]]
| termstart1 = May 2014
| predecessor1 = [[Harsh Vardhan (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Harsh Vardhan]]

| termstart2 = May 2004
| termend2 = May 2009
| predecessor2 = Akhilesh Kumar Singh
| successor2 = [[Harsh Vardhan (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Harsh Vardhan]]
| term_start3 = June 1991
| predecessor3 = [[Harsh Vardhan (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Harsh Vardhan]]
| successor3 = Akhilesh Kumar Singh
| term_end3 = April 1999 (3 Times)
| citizenship = {{flag|India}}
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| religion =
| spouse = {{marriage|Bhagya Shree Chaudhary|1990}}
| children = 2
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 9 June|
| year = 2020|
| source = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3479&lastls=17

| parents = {{ubl|Bhagwati Prasad Chaudhary (father)|Ujjwal Chaudhary (mother)}}
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts]]
| alma_mater = [[Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University|Gorakhpur University]]
| profession = {{hlist|Industrialist|Agriculturist}}
}}
'''Pankaj Choudhary''' (born 15 November 1964) is an Indian politician and member of [[10th Lok Sabha|10th]], [[11th Lok Sabha|11th]], [[12th Lok Sabha|12th]], [[14th Lok Sabha|14th]], [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]] and [[17th Lok Sabha|17th Loksabha]] from [[Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency)|Maharajganj (Lokasabha constituency)]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] of [[India]] as a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].

== Early life ==
He was born on 15 November 1964 to Late Shri Bhagwati Prasad Chaudhary. He has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from [[Gorakhpur University]].

== Politics ==
He was first elected to the [[10th Lok Sabha]] in 1991 and then got elected to [[11th Lok Sabha]] in 1996, [[12th Lok Sabha]] in 1998 however, lost to Akhilesh Singh of [[Samajwadi Party]] in 1999 General elections. He later won the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha elections]].

In 2009, he lost again to the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Harsh Vardhan (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Harsh Vardhan]] from [[Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency)|Maharajganj]]. In 2014, he won from the same constituency and is now a member of [[List of members of the 16th Lok Sabha|16th Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2463.htm?ac=63 | title = Constituency-wise results: Maharaganj }}</ref>

He became [[Minister of Finance (India)|Ministers of State of Finance]] in [[Second Modi ministry]] after the Cabinet reshuffle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/modi-cabinet-rejig-full-list-of-new-ministers-1825111-2021-07-07|title=Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers|website=India Today|access-date=2021-07-11}}</ref>

== Position Held ==

* 1989–91 : Member, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur, [[Uttar Pradesh]]
* 1990–91 : Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
* 1990 onwards Member, Working Committee, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.)
* 1991 : Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
* 1991–96 : Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table & Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests
* 1996 : Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
* 1996–97 : Member, Committee on Communications & Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
* 1998 : Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
* 1998–99 : Member, Committee on Railways; Member, Committee on Petitions & Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
* 2004 : Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)
Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests
Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
Member, Committee on Tourism
* 2007 onwards Member, Committee on MPLADS
* 2014 : Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term)
* 2019 : Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (6th term)
* 2021 : Union Ministers of State for [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/pankaj-chaudhary-takes-charge-as-minister-of-state-for-finance/articleshow/84266228.cms|title= Pankaj Chaudhary takes charge as Minister of state for finance|website= Times of India|language=en |access-date=2021-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/pankaj-chaudhary-takes-charge-as-minister-of-state-for-finance/2287185/|title= Pankaj Chaudhary takes charge as minister of state for finance|website= Financial Express|language=en |access-date=2021-07-09}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3479 Official biography from Parliament of India records]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Gorakhpur]]
[[Category:Narendra Modi ministry]]
[[Category:People from Maharajganj district]]
[[Category:10th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:11th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:12th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:14th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:16th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]

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