Giriraj Singh

Giriraj Singh
Giriraj Singh
Singh in 2018
21st Union Minister of Textiles
Government of India
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byPiyush Goyal
Union Minister of Rural Development
Government of India
In office
7 July 2021 – 9 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byNarendra Singh Tomar
Succeeded byShivraj Singh Chouhan
Union Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
Government of India
In office
30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byParshottam Rupala
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
In office
3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byKalraj Mishra
Succeeded byNitin Gadkari
Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
In office
9 November 2014 – 3 September 2017
Serving with Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary (from 5 July 2016)
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterKalraj Mishra
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byBhola Singh
ConstituencyBegusarai, Bihar
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byBhola Singh
Succeeded byChandan Singh
ConstituencyNawada, Bihar
Minister of Animal Husbandry & Fisheries, Government of Bihar
In office
26 November 2010 – 16 June 2013
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byRamnarayan Mandal
Minister of Cooperatives, Government of Bihar
In office
18 April 2008 – 26 November 2010
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byRamji Das Rishidev
Succeeded byRamadhar Singh
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
In office
7 May 2002 – 6 May 2014
Constituencyelected by Legislative Assembly members
Personal details
Born
Shandilya Giriraj Singh

(1952-09-08) 8 September 1952 (age 72)
Barahiya, Bihar, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseUma Sinha
Children1
Residence(s)New Delhi, Delhi, India
Alma materMagadh University
OccupationPolitician
Websitegirirajsingh.in

Giriraj Singh (born 8 September 1952) is an Indian politician who serving as the 21st Minister of Textiles since 2024. He is the Member of Parliament from the Begusarai Loksabha constituency in 17th and 18th Lok Sabha. He has also formerly served as Minister of Cooperative, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Resources Development in the Government of Bihar.

Personal life

Giriraj Singh was born in Barahiya town in Lakhisarai district of Bihar to Ramavtar Singh and Tara Devi[1] in a Bhumihar family.[2] He graduated from Magadh University in 1971.[1][3] He is married to Uma Sinha and has a daughter.[1]

Political career

Singh was a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from 2002 to May 2014.[4] He served in the government of Bihar as Co-Operative Minister from 2005 to 2010 and as Animal Husbandry minister from 2010 to 2013.[5] He was a member of the Bihar State Bharatiya Janata Party's 16-member state election committee and a State Minister (independent charge) of the "Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises ", MP from Nawada Constituency (2014 Indian General Election).[6][7]

In May 2019, he became the cabinet minister of the newly formed Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries after defeating CPI candidate Kanhaiya Kumar in the 2019 Indian general election.[8][9]

In July 2021, he became Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj in Second Modi ministry after the cabinet reshuffle replacing Narendra Singh Tomar.[10]

In the Lok Sabha election 2024, Singh has won from Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency for the second time, defeating Awadhesh Kumar Rai by 81.480 votes.[11][12] Singh took charge as the Minister of Textiles on 11 June.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Giriraj Singh". National Portal of India. Government of India. Retrieved 5 October 2019. Father's Name: Shri Ramavtar Singh Mother's Name: Late Smt. Tara Devi
  2. ^ "Upper caste can't become Bihar CM: Union Minister". The Hindu. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  3. ^ "लोकसभा चुनाव: करोड़पति गिरिराज सिंह पर आधा दर्जन मामले हैं दर्ज". Hindustan (in Hindi). 7 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Shri Giriraj Singh Takes Over As Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises". Business Standard. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Giriraj Singh : A dive into his rise to power in politics". Hindustan Times. PTI. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  6. ^ Singh, Abhay (11 January 2014). "State BJP forms 16-member election panel". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  7. ^ "गिरीराज सिंह ने ली मंत्री पद की शपथ, जानें उनके बारे में अहम बातें". Hindustan (in Hindi). 30 May 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  8. ^ "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
  9. ^ "BJP's Giriraj Singh Beats Kanhaiya Kumar By 4 Lakh Votes in Begusarai". NDTV.com. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers". India Today. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Begusarai election results 2024 live updates: BJP's Giriraj Singh emerges victorious". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Begusarai lok sabha election results 2024: Begusarai Winning Candidates List and Vote Share". India Today. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Giriraj Singh takes charge as Textiles Minister". The Week. PTI. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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