Kiren Rijiju
Kiren Rijiju (born 19 November 1971) is an Indian politician from Arunachal Pradesh who is the Cabinet Minister of Earth Sciences and Food Processing Industries in the Government of India since 2023 and 2024 and a member of the parliament in Lok Sabha from Arunachal West since 2014 and from 2004 to 2009. Earlier, he served as the Minister of State for Home Affairs from 2014 to 2019, Minister of State for Minority Affairs from 2019 to 2021, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Sports and Youth Affairs from 2019 to 2021 and the Law minister from 2021 to 2023.
Kiren Rijiju | |
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Rijiju in 2018 | |
| Ministry of Food Processing Industries | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Pashupati Kumar Paras |
| Minister of Earth Sciences | |
| Assumed office 18 May 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Jitendra Singh |
| 34th Minister of Law and Justice | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 18 May 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| Succeeded by | Arjun Ram Meghwal |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore |
| Succeeded by | Anurag Thakur as Cabinet Minister |
| Minister of State for Minority Affairs | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi |
| Preceded by | Virendra Kumar |
| Succeeded by | John Barla |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019 Served along with H. P. Chaudhary (2014-16) and H. G. Ahir (2016-19) | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Rajnath Singh |
| Preceded by | R. P. N. Singh |
| Succeeded by | Nityanand Rai, G. Kishan Reddy |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Takam Sanjoy |
| Constituency | Arunachal West |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jarbom Gamlin |
| Succeeded by | Takam Sanjoy |
| Constituency | Arunachal West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1971 Nafra, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Joram Rina Rijiju |
| Residence(s) | 9, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi – 110011 |
| Education | B.A., LL.B |
| Alma mater | Delhi University |
| Website | sites |
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