Debendra Pradhan | |
|---|---|
| Union Minister of State for Agriculture | |
| In office 27 May 2000 – 29 January 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Thounaojam Chaoba Singh |
| Succeeded by | Shripad Naik |
| Union Minister of State for Surface Transport | |
| In office 13 October 1999 – 27 May 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Succeeded by | Hukumdev Narayan Yadav |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1998–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Sriballav Panigrahi |
| Succeeded by | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Constituency | Deogarh, Odisha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1941 Nalam, Orissa Province, British India (present-day Odisha, India) |
| Died | 17 March 2025 (aged 83) Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Basanta Manjari Pradhan
( m. 1966) |
| Children | 2 (including Dharmendra) |
| Residence | 2, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi |
| Education | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery |
| Alma mater | Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack |
| Profession |
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Debendra Pradhan (16 July 1941 – 17 March 2025) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party,[1] who served as minister of state for surface transport and agriculture in the Second Vajpayee ministry. He was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Deogarh constituency. He was also a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Background[edit | edit source]
Pradhan was born on 16 July 1941 in the undivided Dhenkanal District of Odisha and studied MBBS.[2] His son Dharmendra Pradhan is a Loksabha MP from Sambalpur, Odisha and Union Minister of Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship in the Narendra Modi Government. He died in Delhi on 17 March 2025, at the age of 83.[3]
Offices[edit | edit source]
- President, BJP, Talcher Mandal (1980–1983)
- District President of undivided Dhenkanal District of BJP (1983–1985)
- District President of undivided Dhenkanal District of BJP (1985–1988)
- State President of BJP, Odisha (February 1988 – 1990)
- Re-elected as State President (BJP), Odisha (1990–1993)
- State General Secretary of BJP, Odisha (1993–1995)
- Re-elected as State President of BJP, Odisha (1995–1997)
- National Executive Member, BJP (1997–1998)
- Elected as Member of Parliament to 12th Lok Sabha, Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency, Odisha (1998)
- Union Minister of State for Surface Transport (1998–1999)
- Re-elected as Member of Parliament to 13th Lok Sabha, Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency (1999–2004)
- Union Minister of State, Surface Transport & Minister of State for Agriculture (1999–2001)
- National Vice President of BJP (2001–2002)
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