Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 October 2020
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Preceded by
Ram Vilas Paswan
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2019
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Preceded by
Suresh Prabhu
28th Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 July 2021
Deputy
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (ended in 04 July 2022)
Dharmendra Pradhan (Start in 01 October 2022)
Rajya Sabha Chairperson
Venkaiah Naidu
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Preceded by
Thawar Chand Gehlot
Indian emissary to the G20 & G7
In office 7 September 2021 – 7 July 2022
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Preceded by
Suresh Prabhu
Succeeded by
Amitabh Kant
Deputy Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
In office 12 June 2019 – 13 July 2021
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Leader
Thawar Chand Gehlot
Rajya Sabha Chairperson
Venkaiah Naidu
Preceded by
unknown
Succeeded by
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Minister of Railways
In office 3 September 2017 – 7 July 2021
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Preceded by
Suresh Prabhu
Succeeded by
Ashwini Vaishnaw
Minister of Coal
In office 26 May 2014 – 31 May 2019
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Preceded by
Shriprakash Jaiswal
Succeeded by
Pralhad Joshi
Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs
In office 14 May 2018 – 23 August 2018
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
In office 23 January 2019 – 15 February 2019
Preceded by
Arun Jaitley
Succeeded by
Arun Jaitley
Minister of Mines (Independent Charge)
In office 5 July 2016 – 3 September 2017
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Preceded by
Narendra Singh Tomar
Succeeded by
Narendra Singh Tomar
Minister of New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge)
In office 26 May 2014 – 3 September 2017
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Preceded by
Farooq Abdullah
Succeeded by
Raj Kumar Singh
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 July 2010
Constituency
Maharashtra
Personal details
Born
Piyush Ved Prakash Goyal
(1964-06-13) 13 June 1964 (age 59)[1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations
National Democratic Alliance
Spouse
Seema Goyal
Children
1 son, 1 daughter
Parents
Ved Prakash Goyal (father)
Chandrakanta Goyal (mother)
Residence
Mumbai
Alma mater
• HR College (B.Com) • Government Law College (L.L.B)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (C.A)
Profession
Chartered accountant
Website
www.piyushgoyal.in
Piyush Vedprakash Goyal (born 13 June 1964) is an Indian politician and chartered accountant serving as a cabinet minister in the Government of India, having portfolios such as Minister of Textiles, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. He was elevated to the Cabinet Minister position on 3 September 2017. Currently a Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha from the state of Maharashtra, he is also the current Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha.
Earlier, he held the post of the National Treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He headed the BJP's Information Communication Campaign Committee where he oversaw the publicity and advertising campaign of the party including the social media outreach for the Indian General Elections 2014. Goyal has also held additional charge of Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs twice in 2018 and 2019. Earlier he was Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy (2014–2017), and Mines (2016–17).[2]
Goyal is the 2018 Carnot Prize Recipient for distinguished contributions to energy policy. He has been allocated the cabinet ministry for Narendra Modi led NDA government in May 2019.
In March 2024, he was announced as the BJP candidate for the Mumbai North constituency in the 2024 General Elections.[3]
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^"Piyush Goyal Interim Finance Minister: Piyush Goyal named interim Finance & Corporate Affairs minister". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
^"Second list of BJP candidates for ensuing General Elections 2024 to the Parliamentary Constituencies of different states finalised by BJP CEC". 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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