Venkaiah Naidu
former Vice President of India
Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu, (born 1 July 1949) is an Indian politician. He was the 13th Vice President of India from 11 August 2017 to 11 August 2022. On 5 August 2017, Naidu was elected Vice President of India with 67.89% of the votes.[1]
Venkaiah Naidu वेंकैया नायडू | |
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| 13th Vice-President of India | |
| In office 11 August 2017 – 11 August 2022 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind Draupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
| Succeeded by | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| 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 |
| Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 17 July 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Kamal Nath (Urban Development) Girija Vyas (Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation) |
| Succeeded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Kamal Nath |
| Succeeded by | Ananth Kumar |
| President of the Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| In office 1 July 2002 – 5 October 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Jana Krishnamurthi |
| Succeeded by | L. K. Advani |
| 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 (2003) |
| Member of the Rajya Sabha for Rajasthan | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 10 August 2017(resigned) | |
| Preceded by | Anand Sharma |
| Member of the Rajya Sabha for Karnataka | |
| In office 1998–2016 | |
| Preceded by | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Succeeded by | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Udayagiri | |
| In office 1978–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Ponneboyina Chenchuramaiah |
| Succeeded by | Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu 1 July 1949 Chavatapalem, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse(s) | M. Usha (m. 1971) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Andhra University |
Naidu served as the Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Urban Development and Information and Broadcasting in the Narendra Modi cabinet.[2] A well known leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he has also served as its national president from 2002 to 2004.[3] Earlier, he was the Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.[4][5]
References change
- ↑ "M Venkaiah Naidu Is India's Next Vice President". 5 August 2017.
- ↑ "Venkaiah Naidu, BJP's south Indian face gets second stint in government". Indian Express. 25 June 2014.
- ↑ "BJP PRESIDENTS". BJP. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ↑ Iqbal, Mohammed (12 June 2016). "BJP wins all seats from Rajasthan" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Cabinet reshuffle: Portfolios of Modi's ministers". 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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