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M. Venkaiah Naidu | |
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 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| 13th Vice President of India | |
| In office 11 August 2017 – 11 August 2022[1] | |
| President |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
| Succeeded by | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs | |
| In office 6 July 2017 – 17 July 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Girija Vyas |
| Succeeded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 17 July 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Succeeded by | Smriti Irani |
| Union Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 6 July 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Kamal Nath |
| Succeeded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Kamal Nath |
| Succeeded by | Ananth Kumar |
| 7th National President of Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| In office 1 July 2002 – 5 October 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Jana Krishnamurthi |
| Succeeded by | L. K. Advani |
| Union Minister for Rural Development | |
| In office 30 September 2000 – 30 June 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Sunder Lal Patwa |
| Succeeded by | Kashiram Rana |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 10 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Anand Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Alphons Kannanthanam |
| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| In office 27 March 1998 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Succeeded by | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| Constituency | Karnataka |
| 3rd President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| National President |
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| Preceded by | Bangaru Laxman |
| Succeeded by | V. Rama Rao |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 1978–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Ponneboyina Chenchuramaiah |
| Succeeded by | Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy |
| Constituency | Udayagiri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu 1 July 1949 Chavatapalem, Madras Province, Dominion of India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Usha Naidu (m. 1970) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | 1 Tyagaraja Marg, New Delhi[2] 29, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad[3] |
| Alma mater | Andhra University (LLB) |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan (2024) |
| Signature |  |
Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu (born 1 July 1949) is an Indian politician who served as the 13th vice president of India from 2017 to 2022. He is the first Indian vice president born in independent India.[4][5] He has also served as the minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Urban Development and Information and Broadcasting in the Modi Cabinet.[6]
Naidu has also served as the national president of Bhartiya Janta Party from 2002 to 2004.[7] Earlier, he was the Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.[8][9] He took the oath as the vice president of India and the chairman of the Rajya Sabha (ex-officio as the Vice President) on 11 August 2017.[10] In 2024, The Government of India honoured him with Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award.[11][12]
- ^ "People will keep calling Venkaiah Naidu for something or other, says PM Modi". The Hindu. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "'It is Tyagaraja Marg, not Tyag Raj Marg': Naidu to mend new home address". Tribune. 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Traffic curbs: Venkaiah Naidu's visit". The Hindu. 29 July 2022. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ Naidu, M Venkaiah (11 August 2020). "An emotionally integrated India offers the best defence against both internal and external threats and challenges". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Venkaiah Naidu Vice President". Patrika.[dead link]
- ^ PTI (25 June 2014). "Venkaiah Naidu, BJP's south Indian face gets second stint in government". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Naidu's journey from pasting party posters to being Vice President". Rediff. PTI. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "BJP wins all seats from Rajasthan - the Hindu". The Hindu. 11 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: Portfolios of Modi's ministers". 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ PTI (11 August 2017). "Venkaiah Naidu as vice president, Rajya Sabha chairman a tribute to democracy: Modi". Livemint. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Padma Awards 2024: Former VP Venkaiah Naidu, actor Chiranjeevi, dancer Vyjayanthimala honoured with Padma Vibhushan". The Times of India. 25 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Padma Awardees List 2024" (PDF). Padma Awards. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.