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Hardeep Singh Puri
Politician

Hardeep Singh Puri

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas · Bhartiya Janta Party · Politician

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Born15 Feb 1952
FromNew Dehli In India
OccupationPolitician
PartyBhartiya Janta Party
Hardeep Singh Puri

Overview

Hardeep Singh Puri (born 15 February 1952) is an Indian politician and former Indian diplomat who is serving as 33rd Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas since 2021.[1] He is a 1974 batch Indian Foreign Service officer who served as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013.[2][3] Puri joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in January 2014, and became a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh in November 2020.[4][5] Earlier in May 2019, he had taken charge as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs and Civil Aviation and Minister of State for Commerce and Industry.[5]…

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Career

Civil service
Hardeep Puri has served as Joint secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of External Affairs from 1994 to 1997, and from 1999 to 2002. He has also served as Joint secretary to the Government of India in Ministry of Defence from 1997 to 1999. He was India's ambassador to Brazil. He later served as Secretary to the Government of India (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs from 2009 to 2013.

Puri has been stationed at important diplomatic posts in Brazil, where he was ambassador, Japan, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom where he was Deputy High Commissioner. Between 1988 and 1991, he was the Coordinator of the UNDP/UNCTAD Multilateral Trade Negotiations Project to help Developing Countries in the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade…

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Media

References

  1. "Hardeep Singh Puri given charge of Petroleum and Urban Development Ministries". Times Now. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to:a b "Welcome To IANS Live - NATION". IANS Live. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Hardeep Puri to be next Permanent Representative of India to UN". One India News. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, nine others elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh". First-Post. 2 November 2020. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to:a b c "WHO IS HARDEEP SINGH PURI". Business Standard India. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Hardeep S. Puri presents Smart Solutions Challenge & Inclusive Cities Awards 2022". Ibcworldnews. September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
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  13. ^ "Hardeep Singh Puri". International Peace Institute. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Ex-UN envoy Hardeep Singh Puri joins BJP". @businessline. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  15. ^ Kaushal, Akshat (11 January 2014). "I admire the BJP's approach towards national security: Hardeep Singh Puri". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  16. ^ PTI (29 October 2022). "Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri To Inaugurate India Pavilion At ADIPEC". news.abplive.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  17. ^ "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019, archived from the original on 2 June 2019, retrieved 3 June 2019
  18. ^ "Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers". India Today. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Central Vista Redevelopment: CPWD to seek assistance to track progress". Hindustan Times. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Hardeep Singh Puri reaches Delhi with last batch of students from Budapest". Deccan Chronicle. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Conferment of Order of Rio Branco on foreign nationals". 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

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

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