Piyush Goyal
Piyush Goyal | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| 8th Union Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Suresh Prabhu |
| Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | |
| In office 8 October 2020 – 10 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| Succeeded by | Pralhad Joshi |
| Union Minister of Textiles | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 10 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Smriti Irani |
| Succeeded by | Giriraj Singh |
| 28th Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 14 July 2021 – 4 June 2024 | |
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| Chairman | Venkaiah Naidu (2021–22) Jagdeep Dhankhar (2022–24) |
| Preceded by | Thawar Chand Gehlot |
| Succeeded by | J. P. Nadda |
| Indian Emissary to the G20 & G7 | |
| In office 7 September 2021 – 7 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Suresh Prabhu |
| Succeeded by | Amitabh Kant |
| Deputy Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 12 June 2019 – 13 July 2021 | |
| Leader | Thawar Chand Gehlot |
| Chairman | Venkaiah Naidu |
| Preceded by | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| Succeeded by | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi |
| Union Minister of Railways | |
| In office 3 September 2017 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Suresh Prabhu |
| Succeeded by | Ashwini Vaishnaw |
| Union Minister of Coal | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 31 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Shriprakash Jaiswal |
| Succeeded by | Pralhad Joshi |
| Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs | |
Acting | |
| In office 14 May 2018 – 23 August 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Succeeded by | Arun Jaitley |
| In office 23 January 2019 – 15 February 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Succeeded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Mines | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 3 September 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Succeeded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for New and Renewable Energy | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 3 September 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Farooq Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Raj Kumar Singh |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 5 July 2010 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Dhairyashil Patil |
| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gopal Shetty |
| Constituency | Mumbai North, Maharashtra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Piyush Vedprakash Goyal 13 June 1964 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse |
Seema Goyal (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Occupation | Politician |
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| Website | www |
Piyush Vedprakash Goyal (born 13 June 1964) is an Indian politician who is serving as Minister of Commerce and Industry since 2019. He also served as Minister of Textiles and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. He was elevated to the Cabinet Minister position on 3 September 2017. Formerly a Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha from the state of Maharashtra, he is also the former Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha. Goyal was elected as member of 18th Lok Sabha Representing Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency. He is married to Seema Goyal and has two children, Dhruv Goyal and Radhika Goyal.
Earlier, he held the post of the National Treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He headed the BJP's Information Communication Campaign Committee where he oversaw the publicity and advertising campaign of the party including the social media outreach for the Indian General Elections 2014. Goyal has also held additional charge of Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs twice in 2018 and 2019. Earlier he was Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy (2014–2017), and Mines (2016–17).
Goyal is the 2018 Carnot Prize Recipient for distinguished contributions to energy policy. He has been allocated the cabinet ministry for Narendra Modi-led NDA government in May 2019.