Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh (Hindi pronunciation: [ɾɑːd͡ʒnɑːt̪ʰ sɪŋɡʱ] ⓘ; born 10 July 1951) is an Indian politician and lecturer who is serving as the 29th Defence Minister of India since 2019. He is currently the deputy Leader of the House, Lok Sabha since 2014. He was the 8th President of Bharatiya Janata Party from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2014. He is a veteran leader of the BJP who started his career as a RSS Swayamsevak.
Rajnath Singh | |
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Singh in August 2022 | |
| 29th Minister of Defence | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| 30th Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Sushilkumar Shinde |
| Succeeded by | Amit Shah |
| 28th Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 24 May 2003 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Ajit Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sharad Pawar |
| 34th Minister of Road Transport and Highways | |
| In office 22 November 1999 – 27 October 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Nitish Kumar |
| Succeeded by | B.C. Khanduri |
| 19th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 28 October 2000 – 8 March 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Prakash Gupta |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Lalji Tandon |
| Constituency | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Kumar Singh |
| Constituency | Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 26 November 2002 – 25 November 2008 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 3 April 1994 – 19 April 2001 | |
| Succeeded by | Kalraj Mishra |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| 8th President of the Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| In office 24 January 2013 – 8 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Nitin Jairam Gadkari |
| Succeeded by | Amit Shah |
| In office 31 December 2005 – 19 December 2009 | |
| Preceded by | L. K. Advani |
| Succeeded by | Nitin Gadkari |
| 4th President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha | |
| In office 1988–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Pramod Mahajan |
| Succeeded by | Jagat Prakash Nadda |
| Deputy Leader of the Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Leader | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Sushma Swaraj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1951 Bhabhaura, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Jana Sangh (before 1977) |
| Spouse |
Savitri Singh (m. 1971) |
| Children | 3 (including Pankaj Singh) |
| Alma mater | Gorakhpur University (M.Sc. in Physics) |
| Profession |
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| Website | www |
Singh has previously served as the 19th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2000 to 2002 and a Cabinet Minister for Road Transport and Highways in the Vajpayee Government from 1999 to 2000 and the minister of Agriculture from 2003 to 2004. He was the 30th Home Minister in the First Modi Ministry from 2014 to 2019, and also was the first to serve in position born after the country's independence in 1947. He has also served the party in the Uttar Pradesh state from where he started his political career. He was the President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha from 1988 to 1990.He was a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Haidergarh (assembly constituency) twice, being Chief minister. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Lucknow since 2014 and Ghaziabad from 2009 to 2014. He was also a member of Rajya Sabha from 2002 to 2008 and from 1994 to 2001.