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Giriraj Singh

Giriraj Singh

Indian politician

Giriraj Singh (born 8 September 1952) is an Indian politician and the Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department in the 23rd Ministry of the Republic of India with a cabinet minister rank. He is the Member of Parliament from the Begusarai Loksabha constituency in the 17th Lok Sabha. He has also formerly served as Minister of Cooperative, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Resources Development in the Government of Bihar.

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Personal life

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

Political career

Singh served in the government of Bihar as Co-Operative Minister from 2005 to 2010 and as Animal Husbandry minister from 2010 to 2013.[citation needed] He has been a staunch supporter of Narendra Modi from the beginning. He publicly supported Modi for Prime Minister for a long time. He was among the eleven BJP ministers who were dismissed by Nitish Kumar as a result of breaking the JDU-BJP alliance.[citation needed] 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).[3]

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.[4][5]

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.[6]

Positions held

  • 2002 – May 2014: Member, Bihar Legislative Council[citation needed]
  • 2005 – 2010: Cooperative Minister, Government of Bihar[citation needed]
  • 2010 – 2013: Cabinet Minister, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Resources Development, Government of Bihar[citation needed]
  • May 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha[citation needed]
  • 1 Sep 2014 – 9 November 2014: Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament.[citation needed]
  • Sep. 2014 – 9 November 2014: Member, Standing Committee on Labour[citation needed]
  • 9 November 2014: Union Minister of State, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises[7]
  • 4 September 2017: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises[1]
  • 30 May 2019: Cabinet Minister of Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.[8]

References

    1. [1]
      "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. [2]
      "लोकसभा चुनाव: करोड़पति गिरिराज सिंह पर आधा दर्जन मामले हैं दर्ज". Hindustan (in Hindi). 7 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
    3. [3]
      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.
    4. [4]
      "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
    5. [5]
      "BJP's Giriraj Singh Beats Kanhaiya Kumar By 4 Lakh Votes in Begusarai". NDTV.com. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
    6. [6]
      "Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers". India Today. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
    7. [7]
      "गिरीराज सिंह ने ली मंत्री पद की शपथ, जानें उनके बारे में अहम बातें".
    8. [8]
      "Outspoken Giriraj Singh to Take Charge as Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries". News18. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
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