Shanta Kumar
Shanta Kumar | |
|---|---|
 Kumar in 2006 | |
| 3rd Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh | |
| In office 5 March 1990 – 15 December 1992 | |
| Governor | Virendra Verma |
| Preceded by | Virbhadra Singh |
| Succeeded by | Virbhadra Singh |
| In office 22 June 1977 – 14 February 1980 | |
| Governor | Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan |
| Preceded by | President's Rule |
| Succeeded by | Thakur Ram Lal |
| Member of Parliament for Kangra | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rajan Sushant |
| Succeeded by | Kishan Kapoor |
| Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | |
| In office 13 October 1999 – 30 June 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Succeeded by | Sharad Yadav |
| Constituency | Kangra |
| Minister of Rural Development | |
| In office 1 July 2002 – 6 April 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Venkaiah Naidu |
| Succeeded by | Kashiram Rana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1934 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (1980–present) |
Other political affiliations | Janata Party (1977–1980) Bharatiya Jana Sangh (until 1977) |
| Spouse | Santosh Shailja |
Shanta Kumar Sharma (born 12 September 1934) is an Indian politician who was the 3rd Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and a Union Minister in the Government of India. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from Kangra constituency in 1989. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999 and 2014 from the same constituency. He has written a number of books. He is the first and only person not of a Rajput background who has served as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.