Giriraj Singh

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.

Giriraj Singh
Singh in 2017
Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
Assumed office
7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byNarendra Singh Tomar
Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
In office
30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byMinistry created
Succeeded byParshottam Rupala
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
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
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byBhola Singh
ConstituencyBegusarai
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byBhola Singh
Succeeded byChandan Singh
ConstituencyNawada
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
Barahiya, Bihar, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseUma Sinha
Children1
Alma materMagadh University
Websitegirirajsingh.in
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