Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Ghaziabad
State : Uttar Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Col. (Retd.) Jagat Singh
Mother's Name : Smt. Krishna Kumari
Date of birth : 10 May 1951
Profession : Defence Services
Positions held :
May, 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha27 May 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region; External Affairs; and Overseas Indian Affairs9 Nov. 2014 - 16 Feb. 2016 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs16 Feb. 2016 - 25 May 2019 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs5 July 2016 - 25 May 2019 Union Minister of State, Ministry of External AffairsMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)30 May 2019 onwards Union Minister of State, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
More Information :
Books Published
i). Sahas Aur Sankalp : Ek Atmakatha ii). Courage and Conviction : An Autobiography
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Published a book in English
Social And Cultural Activities
Engaged in `Empowerment of Women` project in rural areas
Special Interests
Defence and strategic issues
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Indian Classical Instrumental music
Sports and Clubs
Plays all games with especially interested in playing Tennis, Golf, Badminton and Horse Riding. President of Indian Polo Association
Countries Visited
Widely Travelled As Union Minister of State for External Affairs, visited 61 countries leading officials/delegations for various bilateral and multilateral meetings.
Other Information
Former Chief of Army Staff
