Narendra Singh Tomar
Narendra Singh Tomar | |
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| Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Chaudhary Birender Singh |
| Minister of Mines | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Dinsha Patel |
| Succeeded by | Piyush Goyal |
| Minister of Steel | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Beni Prasad Verma |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhary Birender Singh |
| Minister of Labour and Employment | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Sis Ram Ola |
| Succeeded by | Bandaru Dattatreya |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Yashodhara Raje Scindia |
| Constituency | Gwalior |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1957 |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence | Gwalior |
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
- ^ Detailed Profile on the Government of India website
- ^ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "BJP leaders exhort Tomar: ?Lage Raho Munna Bhaiya?". HT. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ a b "No more a people ministry for Birender Singh, now the steel minister". Business Standard. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- Madhya Pradesh politicians
- Jiwaji University alumni
- 15th Lok Sabha members
- 16th Lok Sabha members
- People from Gwalior
- Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh
- Members of Parliament from Madhya Pradesh
- Mining ministers of India
- Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh
- Labour ministers of India
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh
- Narendra Modi ministry
- Madhya Pradesh politician stubs