Narendra Singh Tomar

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Narendra Singh Tomar
File:Narendra Singh Tomar, Gwalior, Jan 2014.jpg
Narendra Singh Tomar during an event in Gwalior
Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
Assumed office
5 July 2016
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byChaudhary Birender Singh
Minister of Mines
In office
26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byDinsha Patel
Succeeded byPiyush Goyal
Minister of Steel
In office
26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byBeni Prasad Verma
Succeeded byChaudhary Birender Singh
Minister of Labour and Employment
In office
26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded bySis Ram Ola
Succeeded byBandaru Dattatreya
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byYashodhara Raje Scindia
ConstituencyGwalior
Personal details
Born(1957-06-12)12 June 1957
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
ResidenceGwalior

Narendra Singh Tomar (born 12 June 1957) is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of 16th Lok Sabha[1] from Gwalior (Lok Sabha constituency).

Early life and education

Tomar was born in the village Rajodha in Morena District,(Madhya Pradesh), on 12 June 1957 in a Tomar Rajput family to Munshi Singh Tomar and Sharda Devi Tomar, a well-educated and well-off couple. He graduated from Jiwaji University. He is married to Kiran. The couple have two sons and a daughter.[2] He was nicknamed as Munna Bhaiya by Babulal Gaur.[3]

Political career

He has taken over as Union Minister (Cabinet rank) of Steel, Mines, Labour and Employment on 27 May 2014 in the cabinet headed by Narendra Modi, Prime Minister. He was administered the oath of office and sworn in as Union Minister on 26 May 2014 by Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India.

On 5 July 2016, during the second cabinet reshuffle of the Narendra Modi ministry, Chaudhary Birender Singh replaced Narendra Singh Tomar as the Steel Minister and Narendra Singh Tomar replaced Chaudhary Birender Singh as the Minister of Panchayati Raj, Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation.[4] Piyush Goyal replaced Narendra Singh Tomar as the Minister of Mines (Minister of State with Independent charge).[4]

References

  1. ^ Detailed Profile on the Government of India website
  2. ^ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  3. ^ "BJP leaders exhort Tomar: ?Lage Raho Munna Bhaiya?". HT. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b "No more a people ministry for Birender Singh, now the steel minister". Business Standard. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
Lok Sabha
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Gwalior
2014 – Present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Labour and Employment
26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Steel
26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Mines
26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016
Minister of State with
Independent charge 		Succeeded by
Piyush Goyal
Minister of State with
Independent charge
Preceded by Minister of Rural Development
5 July 2016 - Present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Minister of Panchayati Raj
5 July 2016 - Present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation
5 July 2016 - Present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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