Manish Sisodia

Manish Sisodia
Manish Sisodia
Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 February 2015
Chief Minister	Arvind Kejriwal
Preceded by	Post created
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Patparganj
In office 14 February 2015 – Incumbent
In office 28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014
Preceded by	Anil Kumar Choudhary
Succeeded by	President's Rule
Personal details
Born	(1972-01-05) January 5, 1972 (age 54) Hapur, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Aam Aadmi Party
Occupation	Politician
Portfolio	Cabinet Minister of Finance and Planning, Revenue, Services, Power, Education, Higher Education, Information Technology, Technical Education, Administrative Reforms

Manish Sisodia (born 5 January 1972) is an Indian politician. He has been the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi since February 2015. He was a cabinet minister in the Government of Delhi between late December 2013 and February 2014. Sisodia was a social activist, journalist and a member of the National Executive Committee of the Aam Aadmi Party.

Early life and career

Sisodia is a son of a teacher. He started his career as a journalist. He hosted a program called "Zero Hour" for All India Radio in 1996 and then worked for Zee News as a news producer and reader between 1997-2005.

Political career

Sisodia became a member of Political Affairs Committee of Aam Aadmi Party. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in December 2013 Delhi Assembly election. He was re-elected in the February 2015 Delhi Assembly election.

Recognition

• 2016: list among the 100 most influential Indians 2016 by The Indian Express.

References

Other websites

• Official Twitter