Shri Manohar Parrikar Hon'ble Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar Hon'ble Defence Minister

Defence Minister Profile

Shri Rajnath Singh

Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon'ble Defence Minister

Childhood & Education

Born on 10th July 1951 in a farmer’s family at village Babhora, Tehasil Chakia, District Varanasi (now district Chandauli) UP, to Shri Rambadan Singh and Srimati Gujarati Devi.

He received his basic education in the village and Subsequently, he completed his MSc Physics from Gorakhpur University UP. He worked as a lecturer of Physics at K.B. Post-Graduate College Mirzapur, UP.


Public & Social Life

He was a brilliant student since his student life. He became the RSS karyavah (General Secretary) of Mirzapur city in 1972. He also remained the organisational secretary of ABVP Gorakhpur division from 1969 to 1971.

He entered politics in 1974 and in 1977, he was elected as an MLA in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.

He was elected MLC for Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council in 1988 and became Education Minister in 1991. During his tenure as Education Minister in UP, he established some landmarks by introducing the Anti-Copying Act and Vedic Mathematics in the syllabus. He became a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1994. On November 22, 1999, he became Union Surface Transport Minister. During this period he got the opportunity to initiate the NHDP (National Highway Development Programme), a dream project of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

On October 28, 2000, he became Chief Minister of UP and was twice elected as MLA from Haidargarh constituency in Barabanki.

On May 24, 2003, he became Union Minister of Agriculture and subsequently for Food Processing. During this period he initiated a few epoch-making projects like Kisan Call Centre and Farm Income Insurance Scheme.

He also embarked on 'Bharat Suraksha Yatra' which covered several States taking up the cause of increasing terrorist activities and threats to internal security. He laid emphasis on issues of public interest like spiralling prices of essential commodities, farmers’ grievances and other national issues. He has also written a book on Unemployment its Reasons and Remedies.

He became the BJP National President on December 31, 2005, a post he held till December 19, 2009. In May 2009, he was elected MP from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.

On May 26, 2014, Shri Rajnath Singh took oath as the Union Minister of India and worked as Union Minister for Home Affairs till 30.05.2019.

On May 31, 2019, Shri Rajnath Singh has been allocated portfolio of Union Minister for Ministry of Defence.

Defence Minister Profile

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon'ble Defence Minister

Father's Name Shri Narayanan Sitharaman
Mother's Name Smt. Savitri
Date of Birth 18 August 1959
Place of Birth Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status Married on 12 September 1986
Spouse's Name Dr. Parakala Prabhakar
Children One Daughter
Educational Qualifications M.A. (Economics), M.Phil, Educated at Seethalakshmi Ramaswamy College, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Professional Career Economist and Political and Social Worker
Positions Held
  • 2003-2005 Member, National Commission for Women
  • 26 May 2014 - 9 Nov 2014 Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
  • 26 May 2014 onwards Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • June 2014 Elected to Rajya Sabha (resigned w.e.f. 17 June 2016)
  • July 2016 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
Social Media Contact Twitter : twitter.com/nsitharaman
Facebook : facebook.com/nirmala.sitharaman
Address Permanent : C/o, K. LAKSHMI NARAYAN, 911, 21st Main, 38th Cross,
4th T-Block, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560041
Tel. - 080-26548557
Mobile No: 09848544469

Present : 15, Safdarjung Road, New Delhi.
Tel. - 23793791, 23793792
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