Satish Sharma

Satish Sharma is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir, currently serving as the cabinet minister in the government of Jammu and Kashmir. He is a member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Sharma won 2024 assembly election from Chhamb as an Independent candidate and later gave his support to Omar Abdullaah and his party National conference Government.

Life and education Sharma was born in a Dogra Brahmin family in Jammu. Sharma comes from political background being the son of late senior Congress leader Madan Lal Sharma. He did his LL.B from Dogra Law College and received his MBA degree from University of Wales in 2008.

Career Sharma political career began when he unsuccessfully contested from Bhalwal Brahmana constituency in 2020 District Development Councils elections and independent candidate. On 18 October 2024, following an order issued by Lieutenant Governor Sinha to allocate portfolios to council of ministers on the advice of chief minister, Sharma was given the charge of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Transport, Science and Technology, Information Technology, Youth Services and Sports and ARI and Trainings.