13 Facts About Rameshwar Oraon

Rameshwar Oraon was born on 14 February 1947 and is an Indian politician from Jharkhand.

Rameshwar Oraon served as the Finance Minister of Jharkhand and was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha.

Rameshwar Oraon represented the Lohardaga constituency of Jharkhand and is a member of the Indian National Congress Party.

Rameshwar Oraon is a member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.

Rameshwar Oraon was born in Daltonganj, in the erstwhile Bihar state.

Rameshwar Oraon completed his doctorate in 1997 at Magadh University, Patna.

Rameshwar Oraon is a recipient of the President's Police medal.

Rameshwar Oraon resigned the service in 2004 to contest the general election and won on Congress ticket.

Rameshwar Oraon was chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes from 28 October 2010 to 27 October 2013 during his first term, and continued till 26 August 2017 for his second term.

Rameshwar Oraon is thus an ex officio member of the National Human Rights Commission.

Rameshwar Oraon served as the Member of Parliament, 14th Lok Sabha.

Rameshwar Oraon served as the Union Minister of State for Tribal affairs in Government of India headed by Manmohan Singh.

Rameshwar Oraon won the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election from Lohardaga Assembly constituency and became a minister in the Jharkhand government.