Giriraj Singh

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.

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 2017 Serving 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

Personal life

Giriraj Singh was born in Barahiya town in Lakhisarai district of Bihar to Ramavtar Singh and Tara Devi.^[1] He graduated from Magadh University in 1971.^[1][2] He is married to Uma Sinha and has a daughter.^[1]

Political career

Singh was a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from 2002 to May 2014.^[3] He served in the government of Bihar as Co-Operative Minister from 2005 to 2010 and as Animal Husbandry minister from 2010 to 2013.^[4] 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).^[5][6]

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.^[7][8]

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.^[9]

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.^[10][11] Singh took charge as the Minister of Textiles on 11 June.^[12]

See also

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