Vijay Bahuguna, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, is son of Late Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna who was a freedom fighter and eminent politician in India. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna was also former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Vijay Bahuguna is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He was also a member of the 14th Lok Sabha.He is first ex-High Court judge to become chief minister of a state.

He represented the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency of Uttarakhand and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.^[1][2]

He was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on March 13, 2012.

Family & background[link]

Vijay Bahuguna was born in Allahabad. His father was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh & was a freedom fighter. H. N. Bahuguna also participated in Non-Cooperation Movement. Vijay Bahuguna's has a sister (Rita Bahuguna who is also a politician. Rita Bahuguna is a Congress leader and current president of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee.

Education & early career[link]

Vijay Bahuguna did his bachelors Arts and then LLB from Allahabad University in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. He then started working as an advocate in the Allahabad High Court in Allahabad. He later became a Judge^[1] of the Allahabad High Court, later transferring to become a judge of the Bombay High Court. His desire to join public life led to his resignation from High Court in 1998.

Posts held[link]

Other associations[link]

*Member, Executive Council, HNB Garhwal Central University Uttarakhand

*President, Ranjit Pandit Shiksha Samiti; running educational colleges, Allahabad

*Vice-president, Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress since 1999

*Member, All India Congress Committee since 1997

*Ex Judge Allahabad High Court & Bombay High Court

See also[link]

	India portal
	Government of India portal

• List of members of the 15th Lok Sabha of India

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