Ganesh Joshi is an Indian politician and currently, a State Cabinet Minister of Government of Uttarakhand under the Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Joshi is a 4th time member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Mussoorie constituency in Dehradun district.
Originally from Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand, Ganesh Joshi was born in Meerut City in 1958 where his father, Late Shri Shyam Dutt Joshi was posted as a jawan of the Indian Army.He could complete formal education only till class 10th. Second eldest among five siblings, his childhood was spent in Meerut, Haridwar and Dehradun. He served in the Indian Army as a soldier from 1976 to 1983.
Joined Bharatiya Janata Party as a member in 1984 and served different positions as below.
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