Giriraj Singh
Politician

Giriraj Singh

Union Minister of Textiles Government of India · Bhartiya Janta Party · Politician

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Born08 Sep 1952
FromBarahiya, Bihar, India
OccupationPolitician
PartyBhartiya Janta Party
Giriraj Singh

Overview

Giriraj Singh (born 8 September 1952) is an Indian politician who serving as the 21th 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.

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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).[4]

In May 2019, he became the Cabinet Minister of the newly formed Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries…

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Media

References

  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. ^ "Upper caste can't become Bihar CM: Union Minister", The Hindu, 17 July 2015
  3. ^ "लोकसभा चुनाव: करोड़पति गिरिराज सिंह पर आधा दर्जन मामले हैं दर्ज". Hindustan (in Hindi). 7 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
  6. ^ "BJP's Giriraj Singh Beats Kanhaiya Kumar By 4 Lakh Votes in Begusarai". NDTV.com. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers". India Today. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  8. ^ Shekhar, Anand (4 June 2024). "In Lok Sabha Election 2024 won Giriraj Singh from Begusarai Constituency". Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  9. ^ "गिरीराज सिंह ने ली मंत्री पद की शपथ, जानें उनके बारे में अहम बातें".
  10. ^ "Outspoken Giriraj Singh to Take Charge as Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries". News18. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.

Last updated on 13 Oct 2024, 00:18 (IST)

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