Bandaru Dattatreya

Bandaru Dattatreya (born 12 June 1947) is an Indian politician. In September 2019, he became the Governor[2][3] of the State of Himachal Pradesh. He was the Member of Lok Sabha for Secunderabad since 2014. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Bandaru Dattatraya
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Dattatraya in 2017
18th Governor of Haryana
Assumed office
7 July 2021
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Droupadi Murmu
Chief MinisterManohar Lal Khattar
Preceded bySatyadev Narayan Arya
20th Governor of Himachal Pradesh
In office
11 September 2019 – 6 July 2021
Chief MinisterJai Ram Thakur
Preceded byKalraj Mishra
Succeeded byRajendra Arlekar
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment
In office
9 November 2014 – 1 September 2017
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byNarendra Singh Tomar
Succeeded bySantosh Gangwar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byAnjan Kumar Yadav
Succeeded byG. Kishan Reddy
ConstituencySecunderabad
In office
10 March 1998 – 16 May 2004
Preceded byP.V. Rajeshwar Rao
Succeeded byAnjan Kumar Yadav
ConstituencySecunderabad
In office
20 June 1991 – 10 May 1996
Preceded byT. Manemma
Succeeded byP. V. Rajeshwar Rao
ConstituencySecunderabad
Personal details
Born (1947-06-12) 12 June 1947 (age 77)
Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India
(present-day Telangana, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Vasantha (m. 1989)
ChildrenVijaya Lakshmi
Bandaru Vaishnav
MotherEswaramma
FatherBandaru Anjaiah
ResidenceRamnagar, Hyderabad, Telangana
Alma materOsmania University (B.Sc)
ProfessionSocial worker
Net worthTemplate:INR convert[1]
CabinetSecond Vajpayee ministry
Third Vajpayee ministry
Modi ministry

References

  1. "Bandaru Dattatreya". My Neta. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Former Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya Sworn In As Himachal Governor". NDTV.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. "BJP leader Bandaru Dattatreya takes oath as 27th Governor of Himachal Pradesh; predecessor Kalraj Mishra takes charge as Rajasthan governor". Firstpost. Retrieved 12 September 2019.