Department of Parliamentary Affairs | |
Native Name: | संसदीय कार्य विभाग |
Seal: | Seal of Uttar Pradesh.svg |
Jurisdiction: | State of Uttar Pradesh |
Headquarters: | Department of Parliamentary Affairs, Lal Bahadur Shastri Bhawan (Annexe Building), Sarojini Naidu Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh[1] |
Minister1 Name: | Suresh Kumar Khanna |
Minister1 Pfo: | Cabinet Minister of Parliamentary Affairs |
Minister2 Name: | Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh |
Minister2 Pfo: | Minister of State of Parliamentary Affairs |
Chief1 Name: | Jai Prakash Singh |
Chief1 Position: | Principal Secretary |
Chief2 Name: | Kaushlendra Yadav |
Chief2 Position: | Special Secretary |
The Department of Parliamentary Affairs is an Uttar Pradesh government department. It is headed by state Cabinet Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
It has the role of handling affairs related to the legislature of the state and works as a link between both the houses of the legislature, the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council).
Currently, Suresh Kumar Khanna, MLA from the Shahjahanpur constituency is serving as the Cabinet Minister of Parliamentary Affairs since March 2017. Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh is serving as the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs since March 2022.[2]
Post: | मंत्री संसदीय कार्य विभाग |
Incumbent: | Suresh Kumar Khanna |
Flag: | Flag of India.svg |
Flagsize: | 110 px |
Flagborder: | yes |
Flagcaption: | Flag of India |
Insignia: | Seal of Uttar Pradesh.png |
Insigniasize: | 150px |
Insigniacaption: | Seal of Uttar Pradesh Government |
Incumbentsince: | 22 March 2017 |
Department: | Department of Parliamentary Affairs (Uttar Pradesh) |
Style: | The Honourable |
Member Of: | Uttar Pradesh Council of Ministers Uttar Pradesh Legislature |
Reports To: | The Governor Uttar Pradesh Legislature |
Seat: | Annexe Building, Lucknow |
Appointer: | The Governor on the advice of Chief Minister |
Termlength: | 5 Years (Until left office earlier) |
Precursor: | Azam Khan |
Abbreviation: | Cabinet Minister |
Deputy: | Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs |
1 | Kalyan Singh | 29 September 1997 | 14 January 1998 | Kalyan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
2 | Hukum Singh | 15 January 1998 | 12 November 1999 | |||||
(2) | Hukum Singh | 20 November 1999 | 8 March 2002 | Rajnath Singh | ||||
3 | Sukhadeo Rajbhar | 3 May 2002 | 28 August 2003 | Mayawati | Bahujan Samaj Party | |||
4 | Azam Khan | 6 September 2003 | 13 May 2007 | Mulayam Singh Yadav | Samajwadi Party | |||
5 | Lalji Verma | 17 March 2007 | 7 March 2012 | Mayawati | Bahujan Samaj Party | |||
(4) | Azam Khan | 18 March 2012 | 17 March 2017 | Akhilesh Yadav | Samajwadi Party | |||
6 | Suresh Kumar Khanna | 22 March 2017 | 11 March 2022 | Yogi Adityanath | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
(6) | 28 March 2022 | Incumbent |