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Jual Oram
Minister of Tribal Affairs
Assumed office
26 May 2014
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byKishore Chandra Deo
In office
1999–2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byPost Created
Succeeded byKishore Chandra Deo
Member: 16th Lok Sabha
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byHemananda Biswal
ConstituencySundargarh
Member: 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha
In office
1998–2009
Preceded byFrida Topno
Succeeded byHemananda Biswal
ConstituencySundargarh
Personal details
Born (1961-03-22) 22 March 1961 (age 63)
Sundargarh, Odisha
NationalityIndian
Political partyBJP
SpouseJhingia Oram
Children2 Daughters
Residence(s)Sundargarh, Odisha
As of 22 September, 2006
Source: [1]

Jual Oram (born 22 March 1961) is a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Sundargarh constituency of Odisha and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was also a member of the 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha. He was chosen as one of the Cabinet Ministers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[1] He is a former Cabinet Minister in the Government of India. He is now the Vice-President of the Bharatiya Janata Party and is one of the party's senior most leaders from the State of Odisha, being one of two founding Legislative Assembly Members from the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of Odisha. He has served as the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of Orissa for over four years.

Education

Oram received his diploma in electrical engineering.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Modi does a balancing act
  2. ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: Modi government's got talent but is it being fully utilised?", The Economic Times, 10 July 2016
Lok Sabha Preceded byFrida Topno Member of Parliamentfor Sundargarh 1998 – 2009 Succeeded byHemananda Biswal Preceded byHemananda Biswal Member of Parliamentfor Sundargarh 2014 – Present Succeeded byIncumbent Political offices Preceded byKishore Chandra Deo Minister of Tribal Affairs 26 May 2014 – present Succeeded byIncumbent