Som Parkash is a politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janta Party. He is the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Government of India. He is a Member of Parliament from Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha Constituency and an Ex-MLA from Phagwara. He won the 17th Lok Sabha election by defeating Dr. Raj Kumar Chabbewal. He is also a former Deputy Commissioner of Jalandhar and former IAS officer of 1988 batch in Punjab cadre. Som Parkash first unsuccessfully contested for Lok Sabha during Indian general elections in 2009 from Hoshiarpur constituency. Due to corruption charges, sitting MLA from Phagwara Swarna Ram was dropped from the state cabinet, which led BJP to look for a new candidate and Som Parkash was appointed as BJP candidate in 2012 Punjab elections. He successfully contested and became MLA from Phagwara. In 2019 General Elections, he was given ticket from Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha Constituency in place of Vijay Sampla and he managed to win that election. In May 2019, Prakash became Minister of State for Commerce and Industry.