Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
Appearance
Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha | |
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Rājya Sabhā ke Sadana Netā | |
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since 14 July 2021 | |
Rajya Sabha | |
Status | Party Leader |
Member of | Rajya Sabha |
Reports to | Parliament of India |
Residence | 8, Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India[1] |
Formation | May 1952 |
First holder | N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar (1952–1953) |
Deputy | Dharmendra Pradhan |
Salary | ₹330,000 (US$4,000) (excl. allowances) per month |
The Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha (IAST: Rājya Sabhā ke Sadana Netā) is the leader and parliamentary chairperson of the majority party in the Rajya Sabha and is normally either a cabinet minister or another nominated minister. The Leader of the House is responsible for organising government meetings and business in the House. This office is not enshrined in the constitution and provided under the Rules of Rajya Sabha.
List of Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha
The following individuals have held the office of the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha:[2]
- Key
- † Assassinated or died in office
List of Deputy Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
Name (born – died) Constituency |
Term of office | Ministerial offices held | Political party | |||
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![]() Shivraj Patil (born 1935) MP for Maharashtra |
23 May 2004 |
30 November 2008 |
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![]() Arackaparambil Kurien Antony (born 1940) MP for Kerala |
30 November 2008 |
22 May 2009 |
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![]() Ghulam Nabi Azad (born 1949) MP for J&K |
28 May 2009 |
26 May 2014 |
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![]() Manohar Parrikar (1955–2019) MP for Uttar Pradesh |
09 June 2014 |
13 March 2017 |
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![]() Ravi Shankar Prasad (born 1954) MP for Bihar |
13 March 2017 |
30 May 2019 |
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![]() Piyush Goyal (born 1964) MP for Maharashtra |
12 June 2019[6][5] | 13 July 2021 |
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (born 1957) MP for Jharkhand |
19 July 2021[7] |
01 October 2022 |
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![]() Dharmendra Pradhan (born 1969) MP for Madhya Pradesh |
04 October 2022 |
02 April 2024 |
See also
- Vice President of India (Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha)
- Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha
- Leader of the House in Lok Sabha
- Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha
- Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
- Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha
References
- ^ http://164.100.47.193/councilofministers/files/councilofministers.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Rajya Sabha-Former Leader of House".
- ^ "Thawarchand Gehlot to replace Arun Jaitley as Leader of House in Rajya Sabha". India Today. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Piyush Goyal appointed Leader of House in Rajya Sabha". timesnownews.com. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Union Minister Piyush Goyal appointed as Leader of House in Rajya Sabha". 14 July 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Piyush Goyal appointed Leader of House in Rajya Sabha". timesnownews.com. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi appointed Deputy Leader of House in Rajya Sabha". 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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