Gauri Shankar Shejwar

Dr Gauri Shankar Shejwar
डॉ गौरीशंकर शेजवार
Born 1950
Udaipura, Raisen District, Madhya Pradesh, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal
Occupation Cabinet Minister (Madhya Pradesh Govt.): Forests, Planning, Economics & Statistics
Known for Politics (BJP)
Spouse(s) Dr.Kiran Shejwar
Children 1 son, 2 daughters

Dr Gauri Shankar Shejwar is among the tallest political leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh today and is a senior Cabinet Minister in the state government. He has been elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA 7 times from Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh (MP). He trained as a medical doctor at Gandhi Medical College - Bhopal, and is widely known to be a firebrand leader and well respected for his deep knowledge of legislative proceedings and administrative matters. He is currently a Cabinet Minister in-charge of multiple portfolios such as Forests, Planning, Economics & Statistics in the Madhya Pradesh State Government headed by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. In the elections to the Madhya Pradesh State Assembly in December 2013 he was elected as MLA by a huge margin of 21,000 votes.

Elected to Vidhan Sabha as MLA for the first time at the age of 27 years in 1977, Dr. Shejwar was appointed Parliamentary Secretary of Public Health & Family Welfare Department. He was also State Vice-President of Janata Yuva Morcha during his initial career. He has been the lead campaign manager for former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee when the latter won from Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency in MP during the 1991 general elections.

In the past, he has been cabinet minister in three different BJP governments that have governed Madhya Pradesh. He has held important portfolios such as Home Affairs, Power & Energy, Health, and Education during his different tenures as a Minister. He has also served as the Leader of Opposition (1999–2002), leading the BJP Legislative Party in the MP Legislative Assembly during Digvijay Singh led Congress government's second term in power.

Born in 1950 in Udaipura in Raisen district, Dr.Shejwar is personally involved in agricultural and charitable healthcare activities. He is married to Dr.Kiran Shejwar and has a son and two daughters.

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