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Vijay Goel (politician)
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Vijay Goel (born 4 January 1954) is an Indian politician and a former Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Statistic and Implementation in the NDA government. A former Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Goel is affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He became president of the Delhi unit of the BJP in February 2013.[2] He was elected to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan in 2014.[3]
Vijay Goel | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 2014–2020 | |
Succeeded by | Rajendra Gehlot |
Constituency | Rajasthan |
Minister of State Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | |
In office 3 September 2017 – 24 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | S.S. Ahluwalia and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi |
Succeeded by | Arjun Ram Meghwal and V Muraleedharan |
Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister of State for Statistics & Programme Implementation[1] | |
In office 3 September 2017 – 24 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
In office 1 July 2002 – 1 July 2004 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Minister of State for Planning[1] | |
In office 1 September 2001 – 1 November 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office[1] | |
In office 1 Sept. 2001 – 1 July 2004 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1998–2004 | |
Preceded by | Jai Prakash Agarwal |
Succeeded by | Kapil Sibal |
Constituency | Chandni Chowk |
In office 1996–1998 | |
Preceded by | Jagdish Tytler |
Succeeded by | Madan Lal Khurana |
Constituency | Delhi Sadar |
Personal details | |
Born | (1954-01-04) 4 January 1954 (age 70) Delhi, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Prof. Preeti Goel |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Delhi, India |
Alma mater | Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi (M.Com.) Law Center, University of Delhi, Delhi (LL.B.) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Political & Social Worker. |
Website | www |
He is the former Delhi University Students' Union president and an alumnus of Shri Ram College of Commerce.[4][5] He has been the Member of Parliament for the 11th, 12th and 13th Lok Sabha representing the Sadar and Chandni Chowk constituencies of Delhi. He also served as the Union Minister of State of Labour, Parliamentary Affairs, Statistics & Programme Implementation and Youth Affairs & Sports in the National Democratic Alliance (India) government until 2004.