Anil Vij
Vij in 2016
Cabinet Minister
Government of Haryana
Assumed office
26 October 2014
Ministry
Term
Minister of Home
Minister of Urban Development
Minister of Technical Education		14 November 2019 - Incumbent
Minister of Science & Technology22 July 2016 - Incumbent
Minister of Health
Minister of Medical Education
Minister of AYUSH		26 October 2014 - Incumbent
Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs26 October 2014 - 27 October 2019
Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2009
Preceded byDevender Kumar Bansal
ConstituencyAmbala Cantonment
In office
1996–2005
Preceded byBrij Anand
Succeeded byDevender Kumar Bansal
ConstituencyAmbala Cantonment
In office
1990–1991
Preceded bySushma Swaraj
Succeeded byBrij Anand
ConstituencyAmbala Cantonment
Personal details
Born (1953-03-15) 15 March 1953 (age 70)
Ambala, Punjab, India
(now in Haryana, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Alma materPunjab University, Chandigarh
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteOfficial Facebook Page
As of 27 October, 2019

Anil Vij (born 15 March 1953)[1] is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party and Cabinet Minister in the Government of Haryana.[2][3][4]

Political career

Vij joined Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, a student wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, while he was studying at S. D. College, Ambala Cantt.

In 1970, he became General Secretary of ABVP.[citation needed] Vij worked actively with Vishav Hindu Parishad, Bharat Vikas Parishad BMS and other such organisations. Vij joined the State Bank of India in 1974.

In 1990, when Sushma Swaraj was elected to Rajya Sabha, the Ambala Cantonment seat became vacant. Vij was asked to resign from service and contest a by-election by the BJP Party.[citation needed]

He contested the election and won. In 1991 he became State President Of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. In 1996 and 2000, he contested as an independent candidate and won both times.[5]

In 2005, Vij lost re-election. In 2009, he was elected as Bhartiya Janata Party's Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) (MLA) from Ambala Cantonment constituency in the Haryana Legislative Assembly.[5]

In 2014, Vij was again elected as Bharatiya Janata Party's MLA Ambala Cantonment.

In 2019, Vij was again elected for the sixth time as Bharatiya Janata Party's MLA Ambala Cantonment.[6]

On 20 November 2020, Vij becomes the first in his state to volunteer for the anti-COVID vaccine. He was administered a trial dose in a Ambala Cantonment hospital.[7][8]

Cabinet Minister of Haryana

On 26 October 2014, Vij was inducted in the Government of Haryana as a Cabinet Minister.[9] with the independent charge of the following departments: Department of Home affairs, Haryana Ayush, Health Services, Medical Education, Science & Technology, and Sports & Youth Affairs, Haryana.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Anil Vij". elections.in. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Assembly elections 2014: BJP's Anil Vij is first winner from Haryana". The Times of India. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Will do my best if BJP makes me Haryana CM: Anil Vij". Deepak Nagpal. Zee News. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. ^ "People have full confidence in BJP: Anil Vij". Hindustan Times. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b "MLA Details". haryanaassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  6. ^ PTI (24 October 2019). "Election Results 2019: Haryana Minister Anil Vij Wins From Ambala Cantonment". NDTV.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. ^ Ghazali, Mohammed; Dey, Stella (20 November 2020). "Haryana Minister Anil Vij Becomes First Volunteer Of Covid Vaccine Trials". NDTV.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Want to speed up vaccine trial: Covaxin volunteer Anil Vij". The Indian Express. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. ^ PTI (24 July 2015). "Khattar expands Cabinet". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Haryana Government Ministers List with Portfolios 2017". Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Categories