Ram Shankar
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Prof (Dr) Ram Shankar Katheria |
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| Minister of State for Human Resource Development | |
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In office 26 May 2016 – 5 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Shashi Tharoor |
| Succeeded by | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
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Member of the India Parliament for Agra |
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Assumed office 16 May 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Raj Babbar |
| Constituency | Agra |
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21 September 1964 Nagariyasarawha, Etawah, (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Citizenship |
 India
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| Nationality |
India
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Spouse(s) | Dr Mridula Katheriya |
| Children | 2 sons & 1 daughters |
| Residence | Agra & New Delhi |
| Alma mater | Kanpur University |
| Profession | Professor, Politician |
| Committees | Member of four committees |
Ram Shankar Katheria (also called Ram Shankar) is a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Agra constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. He was a Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry till 6 July 2016.
Shankar was born in Nagariyasarawha, Etawah (Uttar Pradesh). He spent his early years at the local Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) unit, which also facilitated his education. He holds PhD from Kanpur University. He worked as a pracharak of the RSS in Agra for 13 years.
Before joining politics, he was a Professor of Hindi at the Agra University where he has taught Dalit Chetna (Dalit upliftment) and wrote several books on the subject.
Katheria is married to Mridula Katheria and has two sons and one daughter.
Katheria was appointed as a National General-Secretary of the BJP in August 2014 and, in October, he was made in charge of the Chhattisgarh and Punjab states. However, in his November cabinet expansion, Narendra Modi inducted Katheria as a Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry, where he served till 6 July 2016.
Katheria has been charged with forging two of his degree mark-sheets (for BA and MA) allegedly to secure a job at the Agra University. The case is being heard in a court. Katheria has also listed 20 other pending cases against him in his election affidavit.
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