Kalraj Mishra

Kalraj Mishra (born 1 July 1941) is an Indian politician and the Governor of Rajasthan. He is the former Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Cabinet Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the BJP-led NDA government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Being affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he was a member of Parliament from Deoria constituency in Uttar Pradesh from 2014 to 2019.

Kalraj Mishra
22nd Governor of Rajasthan
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 September 2019
President	Ramnath Kovind
Chief Minister	Ashok Gehlot
Preceded by	Kalyan Singh
19th Governor of Himachal Pradesh
In office 22 July 2019 – 8 September 2019
Preceded by	Acharya Devvrat
Succeeded by	Bandaru Dattatreya
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
In office 26 May 2014 – 31 August 2017
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	K. H. Muniyappa
Succeeded by	Giriraj Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Gorakh Prasad Jaiswal
Succeeded by	Ramapati Ram Tripathi
Constituency	Deoria
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 3 April 1978 – 2 April 1984
In office 7 June 2001 – 2 April 2006
In office 3 April 2006 – 21 March 2012
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
In office 6 March 2012 – 31 May 2014
Preceded by	Vidya Sagar Gupta
Succeeded by	Ashutosh Tandon
Constituency	Lucknow East
Personal details
Born	1 July 1941 Saidpur, United Provinces, British India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	Satyawati Mishra (m. 1963)
Children	3
Website	www.kalrajmishra.com

He was a member of Rajya Sabha and a MLA from Lucknow East assembly constituency. He was also President of Uttar Pradesh state unit of the BJP.

He was appointed as the Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

Personal life

Mishra was born on 1 July 1941 as the fourth son in a middle class family in Malikpur, Ghazipur. His father, Ramagya Mishra, was a teacher.[1] He obtained his M.A. degree from Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi. He married Satyawati Mishra on 7 May 1963, with whom he has two sons and a daughter.[2]

Political career

In 1955, since childhood he became swyamsewak of RSS & Mishra became RSS purnkalik pracharak in 1963. Mishra, renowned Sangh pracharak, was the first elected National President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.

He was three term member of Rajya Sabha 1978, 2001 and 2006. He joined politics and held many party positions at state and national level. He was a Cabinet Minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh holdig the portfolios of Public Works, Medical Education and Tourism during March 1997 – August 2000 period.

Mishra started a campaign where in all state highways would be made crater free. He played an important role in the formation of Uttarakhand. By his efforts and organisational capability he was able to make a good & competent organisation.

First time ever Mishra contested Vidhan Sabha election in 2012 as a BJP candidate from Lucknow East assembly constituency and won the seat for BJP. He initiated many developmental projects. In 2014 Mishra became MP from Deoria constituency & later appointed as Cabinet Minister in the Modi government. He was the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises from 26 May 2014 to 2 September 2017. On 15 July 2019 he was appointed as Governor of Himachal Pradesh replacing Acharya Devvrat who was transferred to Gujarat as Governor.[3]

Governorship

In July 2019, he was appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh replacing Acharya Devvrat.[4][5] In September 2019, he was appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan and is presently a governor designate.[6]

References

1. "Kalraj Mishra". Kalraj Mishra.
2. "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
3. Singh, Akhilesh (4 September 2017). "Cabinet rejig: Uma, Rudy skip swearing-in ceremony | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
4. PTI (15 July 2019). "Kalraj Mishra appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor, Acharya Devvrat shifted to Gujarat". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
5. "Kalraj Mishra Appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor, Acharya Devvrat Shifted to Gujarat". News18. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
6. PTI (1 September 2019). "Kalraj Mishra is new governor of Rajasthan, Arif Mohd Khan gets Kerala | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

External links

• Personal website
• Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises