Hon'ble Industries Minister
KISHAN KAPOOR
BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY
DHARAMSALA-[48]-KANGRA
- Additional Charge:
Labour and Employment, Sainik Welfare
- Shimla Address :
Ministers House No-7 Yates Place, Chotta Shimla, Shimla-2
- Permanent Address :
Village and P.O. Khanyara, District Kangra.
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Son of Shri Hari Ram; born at Khanyara, Distt. Kangra on June 25, 1951; Intermediate; educated at Degree College Dharamshala; married; Businessman.
Remained Member, Bhartiya Jan Sangh and Janata Party before being associated with the BJP.
Elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1990 as BJP candidate; re-elected as such to the Assembly in 1993 and 1998.
Remained Transport and Tribal Development Minister, from March 1998; dropped from the Council of Ministers on March 1, 2001; re-inducted in the Ministry on April 3, 2001.
Elected to State Assembly again in December 2007; remained Transport Minister from 09-01-2008 to 08-07-2009.Appointed as Industries Minister on 09-07-2009.
- Special Interest :
Social Work.
- Languages Known :
Hindi, English.