Sanjay Paswan
Dr. Sanjay Mahavir Ram Paswan (born 2 May 1962) is an Indian politician. He was Minister of state Human Resource Development in Vajpayee's government. He was elected to 13th Lok Sabha from Nawada constituency of Bihar. He is former National President, Bharatiya Janata Party, S. C. Morcha and presently national executive member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Educational Qualifications:
• Ph.D., Patna University, Bihar. • M.A. in Sociology, Patna University, Bihar. • B.Sc., M.A. in Labour and Social Welfare.
Member Government Committee:
Committee on Finance; House Committee; Consultative Committee Labour, Social Justice & Empowerment; Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information Technology; Parliamentary Network on World Bank .
Other Memberships:
(i)Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi; (ii) Indian Society of Labour Economics, New Delhi; (iii) National Productivity Council; (iv) National Institute of Personnel Management, Calcutta; (v) Indian Red Cross Society; and (vi) Youth Hostel Association of India; Founder of N.G.O.s like “IJOT” and “LOKESHNA”; Member, Mineral Advisory Council; (vii) Member, National Railway Users’ Consultative Committee; (viii) Founder Chairman of "Vanchit Pratishthan" (N.G.O.)
Books Authored:
(i) Biography of former Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Bhola Paswan Shastri; (ii) The Problems of Scheduled Castes of Bihar; (iii) The Roots of Rural Violence (iv) Encyclopedia of Dalits in India (in eleven vols.) and (v) Rashtranishtha Babu Jagjivan Ram (vi)The Social face of Indian Parliament (In Press).
Books Edited: (i) Dalit Narratives and Indian Philosophy (2016) and (ii) Dalit Akhyan aur Bharatiya Chintan Parampara (2016). Published by Victorious Publishers (India), Delhi.
Positions held
1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha 1999 onwards
- Member, Committee on Finance; Member, House Committee;
- Member, Consultative Committee Labour, Social Justice & Empowerment;
- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information Technology; Member, Parliamentary Network on World Bank
1 July 2002 - 28 Jan. 2003 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology 29 Jan. 2003- 23 May 2003 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 24 May 2003- 24 May 2004 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development