Suresh Kumar Khanna


Suresh Kumar Khanna is an Indian politician and a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly in India. Currently he is serving as Cabinet Minister for Finance, Parliamentary affairs Departments in Yogi Adityanath ministry. He represents the Shahjahanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janta Party political party. He has won 9 times MLA election consecutively in his constituency.

Early life and education

Khanna was born 6 May 1953 in Shahjahanpur district, in a Hindu Khatri family to his father Ram Narayan Khanna. He completed his graduation from Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University and then pursued his LL.B at the University of Lucknow.

Political career

Suresh Kumar Khanna has been an MLA for nine straight terms, a record for UP Assembly. He has represented the Shahjahanpur constituency during all his terms and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.
On 19 March 2017, he was appointed Cabinet Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs in Yogi Adityanath ministry.
On 21 August 2019, after first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath his ministry department changed as Minister of Finance, Parliamentary affairs and Medical Education Departments.

Posts held

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01March 2022IncumbentDeputy Leader of the House,18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
02March 2022IncumbentMember, 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
03August 2019March 2022Cabinet Minister for Finance, Parliamentary affairs and Medical Education DepartmentsYogi Adityanath ministry
04March 2017March 2022Member, 17th Legislative Assembly
05March 2017August 2019Cabinet Minister for Urban development and Legislative AffairsYogi Adityanath ministry
06March 2012March 2017Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
07May 2007March 2012Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
08October 2002August 2003
Cabinet Minister for Tourism
Mayawati Ministry
09February 2002May 2007Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
10November 1999March 2002
Cabinet Minister for Planning & Statistics
Ram Prakash Gupta & Rajnath Singh Ministry
11October 1997November 1999
Minister of State, for Housing
Kalyan Singh Ministry
12February 1996May 2002Member, 13th Legislative Assembly
13December 1993October 1995Member, 12th Legislative Assembly
14June 1991December 1992
Minister of State, for Urban Development
Kalyan Singh Ministry
15June 1991December 1992Member, 11th Legislative Assembly
16December 1989April 1991Member, 10th Legislative Assembly