Ramesh Bais

Ramesh Bais (born 2 August 1947) is a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Raipur constituency of Chhattisgarh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Bais was elected to Municipal Corporation of Raipur in 1978. He was a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1984. He was elected to 9th Lok Sabha from Raipur, Madhya Pradesh in 1989 and was re-elected to 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th,15th and 16th Lok Sabha. He also served as a Union minister in the Government of India.

Positions held

• Mar. 1998 - Oct. 1999 Union Minister of State, Steel and Minerals
• Oct. 1999 - Sep. 2000 Union Minister of State, Chemicals and Fertilizers
• Sep. 2000 - Jan. 2003 Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting
• Jan. 2003 - Jan. 2004 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Mines
• Jan. 2004 - May 2004 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Environment & Forests