Ashwini Vaishnaw
Ashwini Vaishnaw | |
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Vaishnaw in 2021 | |
| Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting | |
| Assumed office 10 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Anurag Singh Thakur |
| Union Minister of Railways | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Piyush Goyal |
| Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| Union Minister of Telecommunications | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 10 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| Succeeded by | Jyotiraditya Scindia |
| 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 | 18 July 1970 Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Sunita Vaishnaw (m. 1995) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Residence | 32, Prithviraj Road, New Delhi |
| Education | B. E, M.Tech, MBA |
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| Website | www |
| Source: rajyasabha.nic.in | |
Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 18 July 1970) is an Indian politician, former IAS officer and a businessman serving as the 39th Minister of Railways, the 35th Minister of Information and Broadcasting and the 2nd Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 2024.
He previously served as the Minister of Railways and Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and is the incumbent Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 2024. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha from Odisha representing Bharatiya Janata Party since 2019.