Sudhanshu Trivedi | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 9 October 2019 | |
Preceded by | Arun Jaitley[1] |
Constituency | Uttar Pradesh[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India[3] | 20 October 1970
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Dr. Shalini Tiwari |
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Residence(s) | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
Alma mater | |
Sudhanshu Trivedi (born 20 October 1970) is an Indian politician and former professor. A leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Member of Parliament from Upper House Rajya Sabha, Trivedi is the Senior National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[5][6][7][8]
Trivedi hails from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He studied Engineering and holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering[9] from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (previously U.P. Technical University), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.[10] Trivedi got a masters in Mechanical Engineering and was a faculty member in Mechanical Engineering department in universities including Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday Vishwavidyalaya.
He worked as information advisor to the former Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh and as political advisor to former BJP National President Rajnath Singh.[11] In the 2014 Indian General Elections, he was one of the members of the media team.[12] As of 2016[update], he is the national spokesperson of the BJP.[13][11]