Piyush Goyal
Piyush Vedprakash Goyal (born 13 June 1964) is an Indian politician and chartered accountant serving as a cabinet minister in the Government of India, having portfolios such as Minister of Textiles, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. He was elevated to the Cabinet Minister position on 3 September 2017. Currently a Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha from the state of Maharashtra, he is also the current Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha.
Piyush Goyal | |
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Goyal in 2019 | |
| Minister of Textiles | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Smriti Irani |
| Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Suresh Prabhu |
| 28th Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 14 July 2021 | |
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| Rajya Sabha Chairman | Venkaiah Naidu Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Preceded by | Thawar Chand Gehlot |
| Indian emissary to the G20 & G7 | |
| In office 7 September 2021 – 7 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Suresh Prabhu |
| Succeeded by | Amitabh Kant |
| Deputy Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 12 June 2019 – 13 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Leader | Thawar Chand Gehlot |
| Rajya Sabha Chairman | Venkaiah Naidu |
| Preceded by | unknown |
| Succeeded by | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi |
| Minister of Railways | |
| In office 3 September 2017 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Suresh Prabhu |
| Succeeded by | Ashwini Vaishnaw |
| Minister of Coal | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 31 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Shriprakash Jaiswal |
| Succeeded by | Pralhad Joshi |
| Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs | |
| In office 14 May 2018 – 23 August 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| In office 23 January 2019 – 15 February 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Succeeded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Minister of Mines (Independent Charge) | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 3 September 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Succeeded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Minister of New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge) | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 3 September 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Farooq Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Raj Kumar Singh |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2010 | |
| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Piyush Ved Prakash Goyal 13 June 1964 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse | Seema Goyal |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
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| Residence(s) | 8, Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | • HR College (B.Com) • Government Law College (L.L.B) |
| Profession | Chartered accountant |
| Website | www |
Earlier, he held the post of the National Treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He headed the BJP's Information Communication Campaign Committee where he oversaw the publicity and advertising campaign of the party including the social media outreach for the Indian General Elections 2014. Goyal has also held additional charge of Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs twice in 2018 and 2019. Earlier he was Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy (2014–2017), and Mines (2016–17).
Goyal is the 2018 Carnot Prize Recipient for distinguished contributions to energy policy. He has been allocated the cabinet ministry for Narendra Modi led NDA government in May 2019.