Jayant Chaudhary
Jayant Chaudhary | |
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Chaudhary in 2023 | |
| Union Minister of State(Independent Charge) Skill Development & Entrepreneurship | |
| Assumed office 10 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Union Minister of State for Education | |
| Assumed office 10 June 2024 | |
| Minister | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Preceded by | Rajkumar Ranjan Singh |
| President of Rashtriya Lok Dal | |
| Assumed office 25 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ajit Singh |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sukhram Singh Yadav |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Manvendra Singh |
| Succeeded by | Hema Malini |
| Constituency | Mathura, Uttar Pradesh |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2012–2012 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Shyam Sunder Sharma |
| Constituency | Mant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1978 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Political party | Rashtriya Lok Dal |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance (2024–present) |
| Spouse |
Charu Singh (m. 2003) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Charan Singh (grandfather) Gayatri Devi (grandmother) |
| Residence | |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics University of Delhi |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Jayant Singh Chaudhary (Hindi pronunciation: [dʒəjənt tʃɔːdʰəri]) (born 27 December 1978) is an American born Indian politician and farmer leader. A member of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), he is currently serving as the Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in Government of India since 2024. He is member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh since 2022. Previously, he also served as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha from Mathura. He is a third-generation member of the Chaudhary family of Uttar Pradesh and grandson of Charan Singh, former prime minister of India.