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Giriraj Singh
Singh in 2018
21st Union Minister of Textiles Government of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Piyush Goyal
Union Minister of Rural Development Government of India
In office 7 July 2021 – 9 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Narendra Singh Tomar
Succeeded by	Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Union Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Government of India
In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Parshottam Rupala
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
In office 3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Kalraj Mishra
Succeeded by	Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
In office 9 November 2014 – 3 September 2017Serving with Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary (from 5 July 2016)
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Kalraj Mishra
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Bhola Singh
Constituency	Begusarai, Bihar
In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Bhola Singh
Succeeded by	Chandan Singh
Constituency	Nawada, Bihar
Minister of Animal Husbandry & Fisheries, Government of Bihar
In office 26 November 2010 – 16 June 2013
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Ramnarayan Mandal
Minister of Cooperatives, Government of Bihar
In office 18 April 2008 – 26 November 2010
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Ramji Das Rishidev
Succeeded by	Ramadhar Singh
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
In office 7 May 2002 – 6 May 2014
Constituency	elected by Legislative Assembly members
Personal details
Born	Shandilya Giriraj Singh (1952-09-08) 8 September 1952 (age 72) Barahiya, Bihar, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Uma Sinha
Children	1
Residence(s)	New Delhi, Delhi, India
Alma mater	Magadh University
Occupation	Politician
Website	girirajsingh.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 in a Bhumihar family. He graduated from Magadh University in 1971. He is married to Uma Sinha and has a daughter.

Political career

Singh was a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from 2002 to May 2014. He served in the government of Bihar as Co-Operative Minister from 2005 to 2010 and as Animal Husbandry minister from 2010 to 2013. 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).

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.

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.

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. Singh took charge as the Minister of Textiles on 11 June.

See also

• List of politicians from Bihar
• Kapildeo Singh
• Bhola Singh
• Third Modi ministry

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. 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.

External links

• Official website

v t e Members of the 17th Lok Sabha from Bihar State
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v t e First Modi ministry
Prime Minister: Narendra Modi
v t e Cabinet Ministers Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh Atomic Energy Narendra Modi Chemicals and Fertilizers D. V. Sadananda Gowda Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley Defence Nirmala Sitharaman Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharati Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad External Affairs Sushma Swaraj Finance Arun Jaitley Food Processing Industry Harsimrat Kaur Badal Coal Piyush Goyal Environment, Forest and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises Anant Geete Home Affairs Rajnath Singh Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj Panchayati Raj Narendra Singh Tomar Parliamentary Affairs Narendra Singh Tomar Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Narendra Modi Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan Railways Piyush Goyal Rural Development Narendra Singh Tomar Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot Space Narendra Modi Statistics and Programme Implementation D. V. Sadananda Gowda Steel Chaudhary Birender Singh Shipping and Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Textiles Smriti Irani Tribal Affairs Jual Oram Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Mines Narendra Singh Tomar
v t e Ministers of State (Independent Charge) AYUSH Shripad Yasso Naik Communications Manoj Sinha Culture Mahesh Sharma Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh Planning Rao Inderjit Singh Power Raj Kumar Singh Tourism Alphons Kannanthanam Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Hardeep Singh Puri Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
v t e Ministers of State Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Parsottambhai Rupala S. S. Ahluwalia Sudarshan Bhagat Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh L. Mandaviya Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Disturbution Chhotu Ram Chaudhary Corporate Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre Drinking Water and Sanitation Ramesh Jigajinagi Earth Sciences Y. S. Chowdary Electronics and IT P. P. Chaudhary External Affairs V. K. Singh Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal Santosh Gangwar Food Processing Industry Niranjan Jyoti Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel Faggan Singh Kulaste Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises G. M. Siddeshwara Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir Kiren Rijiju Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Babul Supriyo Rao Inderjit Singh Human Resource Development Satya Pal Singh Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Law and Justice P. P. Chaudhary Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary Giriraj Singh Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Overseas Indian Affairs V. K. Singh Panchayati Raj Parsottambhai Rupala Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal Vijay Goel Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh Railways Manoj Sinha Road Transport and Highways Mansukh L. Mandaviya Pon Radhakrishnan Rural Development Ram Kripal Yadav Science and Technology Y. S. Chowdary Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar Ramdas Athawale Vijay Sampla Steel Vishnudeo Sai Shipping Mansukh L. Mandaviya Pon Radhakrishnan Space Jitendra Singh Textiles Ajay Tamta Tribal Affairs Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Satya Pal Singh Arjun Ram Meghwal Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi Urban Development Babul Supriyo Rao Inderjit Singh

v t e Second Modi ministry
Prime Minister: Modi
v t e Cabinet Ministers Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Arjun Munda Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Giriraj Singh Atomic Energy Narendra Modi Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman Defence Rajnath Singh Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw External Affairs S. Jaishankar Finance Nirmala Sitharaman Food Processing Industry Narendra Singh Tomar Coal Pralhad Joshi Education Dharmendra Pradhan Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav Health and Family Welfare Mansukh L. Mandaviya Heavy Industry Mahendra Nath Pandey Home Affairs Amit Shah Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Narayan Rane Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Narendra Modi Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw Rural Development Giriraj Singh Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mahendra Nath Pandey Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar Khatik Space Narendra Modi Ministry of Steel Jyotiraditya Scindia Shipping and Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Textiles Smriti Irani Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda Women and Child Development Smriti Irani Minority Affairs Smriti Irani Mines Pralhad Joshi
v t e Ministers of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri Labour and Employment Bhupendar Yadav New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh Planning Rao Inderjit Singh Power Raj Kumar Singh Science and Technology Jitendra Singh Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal Statistics and Programme Implementation Rao Inderjit Singh Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur
v t e Ministers of State Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shobha Karandlaje Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries L. Murugan Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh Chemicals and Fertilizers Bhagwanth Khuba Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel Communications Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Disturbution Raosaheb Danve Corporate Affairs Rao Inderjit Singh Defence Ajay Bhatt Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey External Affairs V. Muraleedharan Finance Pankaj Chaudhary Bhagwat Karad Food Processing Industry Shobha Karandlaje Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pawar Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises Arjun Ram Meghwal Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni Nityanand Rai Nisith Pramanik Jal Shakti Rajeev Chandrasekhar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal V. Muraleedharan Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh Railways Raosaheb Danve Darshana Jardosh Road Transport and Highways V. K. Singh Rural Development Niranjan Jyoti Social Justice and Empowerment A. Narayanaswamy Ramdas Athawale Pratima Bhoumik Steel Faggan Singh Kulaste Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Raj Kumar Singh Space Jitendra Singh Tribal Affairs Bharati Pawar Women and Child Development Mahendra Munjapara

• 1952 births
• Living people
• Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Bihar
• India MPs 2014–2019
• People from Lakhisarai district
• People from Nawada district
• Lok Sabha members from Bihar
• Narendra Modi ministry
• Indian far-right politicians
• India MPs 2019–2024
• Magadh University alumni
• India MPs 2024–2029