Hardeep Singh Puri

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Hardeep Singh Puri
Hardeep Singh Puri with PM Modi (cropped).jpg
Official portrait, 2021
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 July 2021
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Preceded by Nirupam Sen
Succeeded by Asoke Kumar Mukerji
Children2
Residence
Alma mater Hindu College, University of Delhi (BA, MA)
Occupation Politician
Profession Civil servant
Website hardeepsinghpuri.com

Hardeep Singh Puri (born 15 February 1952 [1] ) is an Indian politician and retired diplomat of Indian Foreign Service who is serving as 33rd Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas since 2021. [2]

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He is a 1974 batch Indian Foreign Service officer who served as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013. [3] [4]

Puri joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in January 2014, and became a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh in November 2020. [5] [6] Earlier in May 2019, he had taken charge as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs and Civil Aviation and Minister of State for Commerce and Industry. [6]

Previously, Puri has served as the chairman of the United Nations Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee from January 2011 to February 2013; and joined International Peace Institute as a senior advisor in June 2013. [6] He presents Smart Solutions Challenge & Inclusive Cities Awards 2022. [7]

Early life and education

Hardeep Singh Puri was born in Delhi to Bhagat Singh Puri and Smt Kundan Puri. [1] His father was a civil servant, and he completed his primary education from Frank Anthony Public School, Lajpat Nagar. [8] Later he attended boarding schools in India as his father was posted in countries where there were no options for English-language education. [3] He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Master of Arts in History from the Hindu College, Delhi. He then worked as a lecturer of History at St. Stephen's College, Delhi (1973-74). [9]

Career

Civil service

Hardeep Puri joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1974, and has served as Joint secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of External Affairs from 1994 to 1997, and from 1999 to 2002. He has also served as Joint secretary to the Government of India in Ministry of Defence from 1997 to 1999. He was India's ambassador to Brazil. He later served as Secretary to the Government of India (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs from 2009 to 2013.

Puri has been stationed at important diplomatic posts in Brazil, where he was ambassador, Japan, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom where he was Deputy High Commissioner. Between 1988 and 1991, he was the Coordinator of the UNDP/UNCTAD Multilateral Trade Negotiations Project to help Developing Countries in the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations. [10]

United Nations

He also served as the chairman of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee from January 2011 to February 2013, and as President of the United Nations Security Council in August 2011, and again in November 2012. [11] [12]

Politics

Hardeep Singh Puri addressing at an event, 2017 Hardeep Singh Puri addressing at an event to mark the Swachh Bharat Diwas the 3rd anniversary of the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission and the conclusion of "Swachhata hi Sewa" fortnight, in New Delhi.jpg
Hardeep Singh Puri addressing at an event, 2017

Ambassador Puri joined the International Peace Institute as a senior advisor in June 2013. [13] He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in January 2014, expressing admiration for the party's approach to national security. [14] [15]

He is serving as the Member of Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh from 2018. Puri was inducted into the cabinet as the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, after Venkaiah Naidu was elevated to the post of Vice President of India in 2017. In May 2019, he contested from Amritsar as a BJP Candidate, but lost to Gurjeet Singh Aujla of the Congress. [16]

In May 2019, Puri became the Minister of State (with Independent Charge) for Civil Aviation and Minister of State for Commerce and Industry. [17]

In July 2021, he was promoted to the post of Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, along with Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs in the Second Modi ministry when there was a cabinet overhaul. [18]

His ministry also holds the credit for the launch of the Central Vista Project, the physical revamp of Parliament of India in New Delhi. Even though the mission received backlash and comments from the opposition, the project continued with the completion projected by 2024. [19]

In March 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, he was sent to the neighboring nation of Ukraine, Budapest in Hungary to assist coordination efforts. He was one of the minister in a special envoy of four ministers and successfully brought back 6711 students to India, following the Operation Ganga initiative. [20]

Electoral performance

2019 Indian general elections: Amritsar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Gurjeet Singh Aujla 445,032 51.78 Increase2.svg1.69
BJP Hardeep Singh Puri 3,45,40640.19Increase2.svg9.74
AAP Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal 20,0872.34Decrease2.svg12.44
CPI Daswinder Kaur16,3351.90Increase2.svg0.14
NOTA None of the Above 8,7631.02Increase2.svg0.06
Majority 99,62611.59Decrease2.svg8.05
Turnout 8,60,58257.07Decrease2.svg13.32
INC hold Swing

Rajya Sabha

PositionPartyConstituencyFromToTenure
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
(1st Term)		 BJP Uttar Pradesh 8 January
2018		25 November
2020		2 years, 322 days
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
(2nd Term)		26 November
2020		25 November
2026		5 years, 364 days

Personal life

Hardeep Singh Puri is married to Ambassador Lakshmi Puri, of the Indian Foreign Service, [1] and, later, the United Nations cadre, who is a former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and a former Deputy Executive Director of UN Women. [21] They have two daughters. His brother, Pradeep Puri, is an IAS officer of the 1979 batch, who played an instrumental role in the construction of the DND Flyway. [22]

Honours

Books, research papers and journals

Hardeep is a published author of several books, research papers, and journals. Included below is a selection of his works:

Books

Articles

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "A Journey of Leadership and Impact". The Life of Hardeep Singh Puri. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Hardeep Singh Puri given charge of Petroleum and Urban Development Ministries". Times Now. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Welcome To IANS Live - NATION". IANS Live. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Hardeep Puri to be next Permanent Representative of India to UN". One India News. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, nine others elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh". First-Post. 2 November 2020. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 "WHO IS HARDEEP SINGH PURI". Business Standard India. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Hardeep S. Puri presents Smart Solutions Challenge & Inclusive Cities Awards 2022". Ibcworldnews. September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Know About Him". Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Stephen's wins war of words". The Times of India . 23 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "UNECE Homepage". www.unece.org. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "CTC Chairman Biographical Note". United Nations. 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS IN ABYEI". United nations. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "Hardeep Singh Puri". International Peace Institute. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ex-UN envoy Hardeep Singh Puri joins BJP". @businessline. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  15. ↑ Kaushal, Akshat (11 January 2014). "I admire the BJP's approach towards national security: Hardeep Singh Puri". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  16. ↑ PTI (29 October 2022). "Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri To Inaugurate India Pavilion At ADIPEC". news.abplive.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  17. ↑ "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint , 31 May 2019, archived from the original on 2 June 2019, retrieved 3 June 2019
  18. ↑ "Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers". India Today. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  19. ↑ "Central Vista Redevelopment: CPWD to seek assistance to track progress". Hindustan Times. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  20. ↑ "Hardeep Singh Puri reaches Delhi with last batch of students from Budapest". Deccan Chronicle. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  21. ↑ UN Department of Public Information - News and Media Division, New York (11 March 2011). "Secretary-General Appoints Lakshmi Puri of India Assistant Secretary-General for Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships, UN Women". United Nations. Secretary-General Press Press Doc ID: SG/A/1283 BIO/4274 WOM/1857 - Meetings Coverage and Press Releases. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  22. ↑ Chandran, Rahul (22 August 2007). "With DND, he paved the way for smooth public-pvt partnerships". Mint. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  23. ↑ "Conferment of Order of Rio Branco on foreign nationals". 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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