Shri Kalraj Mishra

Shri Kalraj Mishra is the present Governor of Rajasthan. He was earlier the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. You have been an MP in the 16th Lok Sabha. In 2014, he was elected from Deoria seat of Uttar Pradesh by contesting on the ticket of Bharatiya Janata Party and he is currently the Minister of Micro and Small Industries. Born on July 1, 1941 in Malikpur village of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. Father Pt. Ramagya Mishra was the headmaster in the primary school. Mother was an influential housewife. He did his MA from Kashi Vidyapeeth in 1963. On 7 May 1963, he married Satyavati. He has two sons Rajan and Amit Mishra and a daughter Dr. Hemlata Dwivedi.

POSITION HELD

1978 - 1984, 2001 - 2012
Member, Rajya Sabha (Three terms)

1986 - 2001
Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (Three terms)

1997 - 2000
Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh

2008 - 2011
Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha

2010 - 2012
Chairman, Committee on Subordinate Legislation (RS)

2012 -2014
Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

MAY, 2014
Elected to 16th Lok Sabha

27 MAY 2014 - 2 SEPT. 2017
Union Cabinet Minister, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

1 SEPT. 2017 - 31 AUG. 2018
Member, Standing Committee on Defence

6 JAN. 2018 ONWARDS
Chairperson, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit

1 SEPT. 2018 ONWARDS
Chairperson, Standing Committee on Defence