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Narendra Singh Tomar (born 12 June 1957) is an Indian politician and a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[1] He is the former Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare. He has been Minister of Rural Development, Minister of Panchayati Raj, Minister of Mines and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs in the Government of India during different periods of the First and Second Modi ministry. He is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also a member of Fifteenth Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2014 from Morena; Sixteenth Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019 from Gwalior and 17th Lok Sabha from 2019 to 2023 from Morena.[2] In 2019, he changed his constituency and was re-elected to the Lok Sabha from Morena.
Narendra Singh Tomar | |
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![]() Tomar addressing the media at New Delhi, 2017 | |
15th Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 20 December 2023 | |
Governor | Mangubhai C. Patel |
Chief Minister | Mohan Yadav |
Preceded by | Girish Gautam |
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 3 December 2023 | |
Preceded by | Ravindra Singh Tomar Bhidosa |
Constituency | Dimani |
In office 1998–2008 | |
Preceded by | Raghuvir Singh |
Succeeded by | Pradhuman Singh Tomar |
Constituency | Gwalior |
Union Cabinet Minister, Government of India | |
In office 26 May 2014 – 7 December 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
30 May 2019 – 7 December 2023 | Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare |
5 July 2016 – 7 July 2021 | Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj |
18 September 2020 – 7 July 2021 | Minister of Food Processing Industries |
13 November 2018 – 30 May 2019 | Minister of Parliamentary Affairs |
3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019 | Minister of Mines |
18 July 2017 – 3 September 2017 | Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs |
26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 | Minister of Steel and Mines |
26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014 | Minister of Labour and Employment |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 23 May 2019 – 3 December 2023 | |
Preceded by | Anoop Mishra |
Succeeded by | Shivmangal Singh Tomar |
Constituency | Morena, Madhya Pradesh |
In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Yashodhara Raje Scindia |
Succeeded by | Vivek Shejwalkar |
Constituency | Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh |
In office 31 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Ashok Chhaviram Argal |
Succeeded by | Anoop Mishra |
Constituency | Morena, Madhya Pradesh |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 20 January 2009 – 16 May 2009 | |
Preceded by | Laxminarayan Sharma |
Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh | |
In office 20 November 2006 – March 2010 | |
Preceded by | Satyanarayan Jatiya |
Succeeded by | Prabhat Jha |
Personal details | |
Born | Morar, Madhya Pradesh, India | 12 June 1957
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Kiran Tomar |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Alma mater | Jiwaji University |
Tomar was born on 12 June 1957 in Morar village in Gwalior district (of Madhya Pradesh) in a Rajput family to Munshi Singh Tomar and Sharda Devi Tomar. He graduated from Jiwaji University. He is married to Kiran Tomar, with whom he has two sons and a daughter.[2][3][4][5] He was nicknamed as Munna Bhaiya by Babulal Gaur.[6]
Tomar was appointed Union Cabinet Minister of Steel, Mines, Labour and Employment on 27 May 2014 in the cabinet headed by Narendra Modi. He was administered the oath of office and sworn in on 26 May 2014 by Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India.
On 5 July 2016, during the second cabinet reshuffle of the Narendra Modi ministry, Birender Singh replaced him as the Steel Minister and he replaced Birender Singh as the Minister of Panchayati Raj, Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation.[7] Piyush Goyal replaced Narendra Singh Tomar as the Minister of Mines (Minister of State with Independent charge).[7]
In May 2019, he continued with Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj and was given charge of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.[8]
On 18 September 2020, Tomar was assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries after Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from the post.[9]
In the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Tomar contesting for Dimani defeated Bahujan Samaj Party's Balveer Singh Dandotiya by a margin of 24,000.[10] Arjun Munda succeeded Tomar as the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in December 2023.[11]
Ministerial roles | Tenure of office | |
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Cabinet Minister of Madhya Pradesh | 2003 | 2008 |
Minister of Labour & Employment | 26 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 |
Minister of Mines | 26 May 2014 | 5 July 2016 |
Minister of Steel | 26 May 2014 | 5 July 2016 |
Minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation | 5 July 2016 | 3 September 2017 |
Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj | 5 July 2016 | 7 July 2021 |
Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs | 18 July 2017 | 3 September 2017 |
Minister of Mines | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 13 November 2018 | 30 May 2019 |
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare | 30 May 2019 | 7 December 2023 |
Minister of Food Processing Industries | 18 September 2020 | 7 July 2021 |
Constituency | Tenure | ||
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Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | Gwalior | 1998 | 2008 |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | Madhya Pradesh | 20 January 2009 | 16 May 2009 |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | Morena | 2009 | 2014 |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | Gwalior | 2014 | 2019 |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | Morena | 2019 | 6 December 2023[12] |
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | Dimani | 2023 | Present |