Jai Pratap Singh

Jai Pratap Singh (born 7 September 1953) is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Medical and Health, Family Welfare, Mother and Child Welfare in the Yogi Adityanath ministry of the Uttar Pradesh Government. He is a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 16th Legislative Assemblies of Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of Bharatiya Janta Party. He was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly seven times from Bansi constituency of Siddharthnagar district.

Personal life Singh was born on 7 September 1953 to Raja Rudra Pratap Singh in Dumraon, Bihar.

Political career Jai Pratap Singh has been a MLA seven straight times. Since 1989, he represented the Bansi (Assembly constituency) as a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. After winning for seventh time, he was appointed Cabinet minister of Excise and Liquor Prohibition in Government of Uttar Pradesh.

On 21 August 2019, After first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath his ministry department changed as Minister of Medical and Health, Family Welfare, Mother and Child Welfare.

Posts held From To Position Comments 01 1989 1991 Member, 10th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh 02 1991 1992 Member, 11th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh 03 1993 1995 Member, 12th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh 04 1996 2002 Member, 13th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh 05 2002 2007 Member, 14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh 06 2012 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh 07 2017 Incumbent Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh 08 2017 Incumbent Cabinet Minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh