Ashwini Vaishnaw
Indian politician and civil servant (born 1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 18 July 1970) is an Indian politician and former IAS officer who is currently serving as the 39th Minister of Railways, 55th Communications Minister and 2nd Electronics & Information Technology Minister in Government of India since 2021 and a member of the Rajya Sabha representing Odisha since 2019. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Earlier in 1994, Vaishnaw joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in the Odisha cadre, and has worked in Odisha.[3]
Quick Facts Minister of Railways, Prime Minister ...
Ashwini Vaishnaw | |
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Minister of Railways | |
Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Piyush Goyal |
Minister of Electronics and Information Technology | |
Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
Minister of Communications | |
Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 28 June 2019 | |
Constituency | Odisha |
Deputy Secretary, Prime Minister's Office | |
In office 2003-2004 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Personal details | |
Born | (1970-07-18) 18 July 1970 (age 53) Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2019) |
Spouse |
Sunita Vaishnaw ā (m. 1995) |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
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Education | B.E, M.Tech., MBA |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Former IAS officer, Entrepreneur
Former Managing Director, GE Transportation Former Vice President, Siemens |
Website | www |
Source: rajyasabha.nic.in |
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