- Harish Rawat was appointed as the 8th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on 1 February 2014.
- He was administered the oath of office by Governor Aziz Qureshi at Raj Bhawan.
- He succeeded Vijay Bahuguna.
- Harish Rawat was a Union Minister for Water Resources.
- Rawat is a MP from Haridwar.
- He was made a Minister of State for Labour and Employment in 2009 and then MoS for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries.
- In July 2011, he was made MoS for Parliamentary Affairs.
- He was elevated to the rank of a Cabinet Minister in 2012 in an apparent bid to placate him after Bahuguna was made the CM.
- Rawat has earlier served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from 2002-08.
- He won his first Lok Sabha election in 1980 from Almora by defeating BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi.
- He won the Lok Sabha polls in 1984 and 1989 as well.
This blog is meant for UPSC/MPSC aspirants. It is full of important facts useful for these exam.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
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