Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
Constituency : Chandni Chowk
State : NCT of Delhi
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Late Shri Om Prakash Goel
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Sneh Lata
Date of birth : 13 Dec 1954
Profession : Medical Practitioner Consultant E.N.T. Surgeon
Positions held :
1993 - 2014 Member, Delhi Legislative Assembly (Five Terms)1993 - 1998 Minister of Health, Education, Law & Justice & Legislative Affairs, Govt. of NCT of DelhiMay, 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha27 May 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014 Union Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare9 Nov. 2014 - 25 May 2019 Union Cabinet Minister, Science and Technology; and Earth Sciences18 May 2017 - 25 May 2019 Union Cabinet Minister, Environment, Forest and Climate ChangeMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)30 May 2019 onwards Union Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare; Science and Technology; and Earth Sciences
More Information :
Books Published
A Tale of Two Drops (English); Kahaani Do Boondo Ki (Hindi)
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Several articles were published in scientific journals of Otolaryngology and regularly writing articles on subjects of health, environment and national interest in various newspapers (dailies and weekly magazines)
Social And Cultural Activities
Actively associated with many social and professional organisations (details can be accessed on the Website www.dr.harshvardhan.com) and Dr. Harsh Vardhan app (Download from App Store)
Special Interests
Activities pertaining to the field of health at national and international level particularly polio eradication, tobacco control, essential drug policy, organ donation and environmental issues (Green Good Deeds, Climate Change & Global Warming)
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Music, films and social work
Sports and Clubs
Interested in Cricket, Lawn Tennis and Sports in general in a big way
Countries Visited
Abu Dhabi, Australia, Brazil, Bangladesh, China, Dubai, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the Poeple`s Republic of China), Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mayanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information
Served as Advisor to World Health Organization for many years and was member of many international technical committees; Presently, Chairman Executive Board, World Health Organisation; Board Member, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
