Harish Rawat ministry

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Harish Rawat ministry
8th Ministry of Uttarakhand
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Harish Rawat
Date formed1 February 2014
Date dissolved17 March 2017
People and organisations
Head of state Aziz Qureshi
Krishan Kant Paul
Head of government Harish Rawat
Member parties  Indian National Congress
  Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (P)
  Independents
Status in legislature Majority
Opposition cabinet  Bharatiya Janata Party
Opposition leader Ajay Bhatt
History
Outgoing election 2017
Legislature term5 years
Incoming formation 3rd Assembly
Outgoing formation 4th Assembly
Predecessor Bahuguna ministry
Successor Trivendra Singh Rawat ministry

The Harish Rawat ministry was the Cabinet of Uttarakhand headed by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Harish Rawat from 2014 to 2017. [1]

Council of Ministers

Here is the list of ministers:

Colour key for parties
No.Name
Portfolio
(Constituency)
Departments & Works Allotted (Ministries)AgeParty
1 Harish Rawat
Chief Minister
(Dharchula)
69 Indian National Congress
2 Indira Hridayesh
Cabinet Minister
(Haldwani)
75 Indian National Congress
3 Yashpal Arya
Cabinet Minister
(Bajpur)
64 Indian National Congress
4 Surendra Singh Negi
Cabinet Minister
(Kotdwar)
62 Indian National Congress
5 Pritam Singh
Cabinet Minister
(Chakrata)
  • Panchayati Raj
  • Home
  • Backward Areas Development
58 Indian National Congress
6 Dinesh Dhanai
Cabinet Minister
(Tehri)
  • Renewable Energy
  • Youth Welfare
  • External Aided Programmes
45 Independent
7 Dinesh Agrawal
Cabinet Minister
(Dharampur)
  • Law and Justice
67 Indian National Congress
8 Mantri Prasad Naithani
Cabinet Minister
(Devprayag)
  • Drinking Water and Sanitation
  • Students Welfare
59 Independent
9 Pritam Singh Panwar
Cabinet Minister
Yamunotri
  • Fodder and Meadows Development
  • Civil Defence and Homeguards
  • Prisons
48 Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (P)
10 Harish Chandra Durgapal
Cabinet Minister
(Lalkuan)
75 Independent

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References

  1. Cabinet of Uttarakhand. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.