Son of Late Shri Jethu Ram Thakur; born on 6^th January, 1965 at Tandi, Distt. Mandi; Graduate, educated at Govt. College, Mandi; married to Dr. Sadhna Thakur; two daughters; Agriculturist/Horticulturist.

Joint Secretary, State ABVP, 1986; Organizing Secretary, ABVP (J&K), 1989-93; Secretary, State Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha, 1993-95; Mandal President, State BJP, 1996-1998, State President, BJYM, 1999-2001; Vice Chairman, H.P. State Civil Supplies Corporation, August, 2000- February, 2003; President, B.J.P. District  Mandi, 2001-2003; State Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Party, 2003-2006; State President, Bharatiya Janata Party, 5^th January, 2007 - 9^th July, 2009.

Elected to the State Legislative Assembly in 1998; re-elected in 2003, 2007 from Chachiot Assembly Constituency and in 2012 & 2017 from Seraj Assembly Constituency. (After delimitation in 2007, Chachiot Assembly segment is known as Seraj).

Chairman, Rural Planning Committee and Member of various other House Committees, January, 2008 - July, 2009; Chairman, General Development Committee & Education Committee; Panchayati Raj & Rural Development  Minister, 9^th  July, 2009 to December, 2012; and Member, Estimates, Public Undertakings, Ethics and Human Development Committees, 2013-17; and Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh 27^th December, 2017 to 10^th December, 2022.

Elected for the sixth consecutive term in December, 2022 with record margin of 38183 votes, which is the highest winning margin till now in the State; unanimously elected Leader of B.J.P Legislature Party on 25^th December, 2022; and recognized as the Leader of the Opposition on 27^th December 2022.

Special Interest: Organizing blood donation camps and Social service.

Favorite Pastime: Listening old songs, performing one act plays and going on excursion.

Languages Known: Hindi and English.