Kamal Nath was born on 18 November 1946 and is an Indian politician who served as the 18th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for approximately 15 months and resigned after a political crisis.
36 Facts About Kamal Nath
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Kamal Nath was the Leader of the Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from March 2020 to April 2022.
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Kamal Nath is one of the longest serving and most senior members of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament.
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Kamal Nath was appointed the Pro Tem Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha.
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Kamal Nath has been elected nine times from the Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency of Madhya Pradesh.
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Kamal Nath assumed the office of Chief Minister on 17 December 2018 and resigned on 20 March 2020 due to lack of majority in government.
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Kamal Nath was born in Kanpur in a business family.
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Kamal Nath was first elected to the 7th Lok Sabha in 1980.
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Kamal Nath was re-elected to the 8th Lok Sabha in 1984, the 9th Lok Sabha in 1989, and the 10th Lok Sabha in 1991.
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Kamal Nath was inducted into the Union Council of Ministers as Union Minister of State of Environment and Forests in June 1991.
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Kamal Nath was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998 and the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999.
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Kamal Nath was re-elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in the 2004 elections and served as Union Cabinet Minister of Commerce and Industry from 2004 to 2009.
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In 2011, as a result of a cabinet reshuffle, Kamal Nath replaced Jaipal Reddy to take on the role of Minister of Urban Development.
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In October 2012 Kamal Nath was confirmed to the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs in addition to his current role as Minister of Urban Development.
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In late 2012 Kamal Nath replaced Pranab Mukherjee to help the United Progressive Alliance government win a crucial debate on foreign direct investment in India.
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Kamal Nath replaced Minister of Rural Development Jairam Ramesh as an ex officio member of the Planning Commission in December 2012.
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From 4 to 5 June 2014 Kamal Nath was the only member to have taken the official oath as a member of the newly elected 16th Lok Sabha, and was made the Pro Tem Speaker.
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On 13 December 2018, Kamal Nath was elected as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh after the INC emerged as the single largest party with 114 seats.
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On 28 April 2022, Kamal Nath stepped down from his position as Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly.
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Kamal Nath is a member of the INC political party and served as general secretary from 2001 to 2004.
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Kamal Nath serves as president of the board of governors for The Institute of Management Technology a management institution.
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Kamal Nath is Chairman of "Madhya Pradesh Child Development Council" and Patron to the Bharat Yuvak Samaj.
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Kamal Nath is a strong proponent of economic development in India.
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At the World Economic Forum Davos, Switzerland in 2011 Kamal Nath shared his views on improving market access for developing countries in the area of agriculture stating India's applied tariffs for exports in developed countries was very low.
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Kamal Nath disagrees with the Trade protectionist outlook displayed among struggling countries and considers it to be the wrong response to a financial crisis.
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Kamal Nath has pushed for stronger international co-operation in India, such as expanding on Indo-German relations.
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Kamal Nath stated for a mutually beneficial relationship with Germany to exist it must rely on using both countries' manufacturing strengths.
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Kamal Nath outlined focus areas of production including telecom, engineering, environmental technology, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and food processing, and renewable energy.
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Kamal Nath describes India's entrepreneurial spirit and the countries' potential for global commerce growth in his book India's Century.
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Kamal Nath was charge sheeted in the Hawala scandal and denied a ticket by the Congress itself in 1996, wherein he made his wife Alka Nath stand for elections from the Chhindwara.
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Kamal Nath was not charged and he later stated that he was "fully absolved" by the Nanavati Commission.
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Kamal Nath's comments were heavily criticised by several leaders and activists.
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On 30 October 2020, the Election Commission of India revoked the star campaigner status of Kamal Nath citing repeated violation of Model Code of Conduct while campaigning for the elections.
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Kamal Nath was born in 1946 In Kanpur to Mahendra Nath and Lila Nath.
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Kamal Nath has two sister, Anita Puri and Rita Jolly.
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Kamal Nath married Alka Nath on 27 January 1973 and has two sons, Nakul Nath and Bakul Nath.