Kiren Rijiju

Bharatiya Janata Party politician

Kiren Rijiju (born 19 November 1971) is an Indian lawyer and politician. He is also a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Rijiju is the current Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs of Government of India.

Kiren Rijiju
Kiren Rijiju addressing the ‘India Disaster Response Summit’, in New Delhi
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports
Assumed office
30 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byCol. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Minister of State for Minority Affairs
Assumed office
30 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterMukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Preceded byVirendra Kumar
Minister of State for Home Affairs
In office
26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterRajnath Singh
Preceded byR. P. N. Singh
Succeeded byG. Kishan Reddy
Nityanand Rai
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
16 May 2014
Preceded byTakam Sanjoy
ConstituencyArunachal West
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byJarbom Gamlin
Succeeded byTakam Sanjoy
ConstituencyArunachal West
Personal details
Born19 November 1971 (1971-11-19) (age 52)[1]
Nafra, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Joram Rina Rijiju
Residence9, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi – 110011
EducationB.A., LL.B[2]
Alma materHansraj College, University of Delhi
Websitesites.google.com/site/kirenrijiju/

Personal life change

His wife is Joram Rina Rijiju. They were married in 2004.[3] She is a graduate from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi. She is a gold medalist from Arunachal University. She is an assistant professor teaching history at Dera Natung College, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh.

References change

  1. "Kiren Rijiju, a youth leader from Arunachal Pradesh". Ibn Live. Press Trust of India. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  2. "KIREN RIJIJU BIOGRAPHY AND 2014 ELECTION RESULT". Compare Infobase Limited. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. "Fourteenth Lok Sabha: Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.