Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956)
Jitendra Singh (born 6 November 1956) is an Indian physician and politician. He is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Science and Technology and Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space.
Jitendra Singh | |
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| Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office | |
| Assumed office 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | |
| Assumed office 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister of State in the Department of Space and Department of Atomic Energy | |
| Assumed office 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Earth Sciences | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 18 May 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Harsh Vardhan |
| Succeeded by | Kiren Rijiju |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 8 November 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Jaipal Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Harsh Vardhan |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region | |
| In office 9 November 2014 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | V. K. Singh |
| Succeeded by | G. Kishan Reddy |
| MoS for Science and Technology (Independent Charge) | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Harsh Vardhan |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 8 November 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Jaipal Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Harsh Vardhan |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 5 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Chaudhary Lal Singh |
| Constituency | Udhampur, J&K |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1956 Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir (present day Jammu and Kashmir), India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Manju Singh (m. 1982) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | New Delhi Jammu |
| Alma mater |
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| Profession | Physician |
| Website | www |
He is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive member and was the chief spokesperson for the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He won the Udhampur seat in the Indian general election, 2014 and 2019 with highest ever margin of votes for the 16th Lok Sabha and 17th Lok Sabha.
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