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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, former IAS officer and a businessman who serving as 39th Minister of Railways, 35th Minister of Information and Broadcasting and 2nd Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 2024.
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Ashwini Vaishnaw | |
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![]() Vaishnaw in 2021 | |
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting | |
Assumed office 11 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 (2021-07-07) | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
Union Minister of Telecommunications | |
In office 7 July 2021 – 11 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 | (1970-07-18) 18 July 1970 (age 54) Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2019) |
Spouse |
Sunita Vaishnaw (m. 1995) |
Children | 2 |
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Education | B. E., M. Tech., M.B.A. |
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Website | www |
Source: rajyasabha.nic.in |
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Earlier, he served as 39th Minister of Railways, 35th Minister of Information and Broadcasting, 2nd Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 2024. He is also a Member of the Rajya Sabha from Odisha representing Bharatiya Janata Party since 2019.