Jairam Ramesh (Kannada: ????? ????) has been an elected member of the Indian Parliament representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha since June 2004. He has been the Indian Minister of State (Independent Charge) (Council_of_Ministers_of_the_Republic_of_India#Minister_of_State_.28Independent_Charges.29) for Environment and Forests (Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)) since May, 2009. He is also a member of the National Advisory Council. From January 2006 to February, 2009, he was the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry (Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)) and from April 2008 to February, 2009 was also the Minister of State for Power (Ministry of Power (India)) in the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. .