R. K. Singh
Raj Kumar Singh (born 20 December 1952) is a former Indian bureaucrat and a current Union Cabinet Minister in the Government of India. He is a Member of the Indian Parliament for Arrah, Bihar, since May 2014. Singh is a 1975 batch Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service officer and former Home Secretary of India.
Raj Kumar Singh | |
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| Minister of Power and
Minister of New and Renewable Energy | |
| Assumed office 3 September 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Piyush Goyal |
| Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | |
| In office 31 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Anantkumar Hegde |
| Succeeded by | Rajeev Chandrasekhar |
| Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Meena Singh |
| Constituency | Arrah |
| Home Secretary of India | |
| In office 30 Jun 2011 – 30 Jun 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | G.K. Pillai |
| Succeeded by | Anil Goswami |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1952 Supaul, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Sheila Singh (m. 1975) |
| Children | 2 (1 son and 1 daughter) |
| Parents |
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| Residence(s) | Patna, Bihar, India New Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA) Magadh University (LLB) Delft University of Technology, Netherlands |
On 3 September 2017, he was appointed as the Minister of Power (Independent Charge) in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet. On 30 May 2019, he was appointed as Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India.
On 7 July 2021, He was elevated to the rank of Cabinet minister.