Kiren Rijiju | |
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Ministry of Food Processing Industries | |
Assumed office 20 March 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Pashupati Kumar Paras |
Minister of Earth Sciences | |
Assumed office 18 May 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Jitendra Singh |
34th Minister of Law and Justice | |
In office 7 July 2021 –18 May 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
Succeeded by | Arjun Ram Meghwal |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports | |
In office 30 May 2019 –7 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore |
Succeeded by | Anurag Thakur as Cabinet Minister |
Minister of State for Minority Affairs | |
In office 30 May 2019 –7 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi |
Preceded by | Virendra Kumar |
Succeeded by | John Barla |
Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
In office 26 May 2014 –30 May 2019 Served along with H. P. Chaudhary (2014-16) and H. G. Ahir (2016-19) | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Rajnath Singh |
Preceded by | R. P. N. Singh |
Succeeded by | Nityanand Rai,G. Kishan Reddy |
Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Takam Sanjoy |
Constituency | Arunachal West |
In office 2004–2009 | |
Preceded by | Jarbom Gamlin |
Succeeded by | Takam Sanjoy |
Constituency | Arunachal West |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Nafra,West Kameng district,Arunachal Pradesh,India | 19 November 1971
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Joram Rina Rijiju |
Residence(s) | 9,Krishna Menon Marg,New Delhi –110011 |
Education | B.A.,LL.B [2] |
Alma mater | Delhi University |
Website | sites |
Kiren Rijiju (born 19 November 1971) is an Indian politician from Arunachal Pradesh who is the Cabinet Minister of Earth Sciences and Food Processing Industries in the Government of India since 2023 and 2024 and a member of the parliament in Lok Sabha from Arunachal West since 2014 and from 2004 to 2009. Earlier,he served as the Minister of State for Home Affairs from 2014 to 2019,Minister of State for Minority Affairs from 2019 to 2021,Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Sports and Youth Affairs from 2019 to 2021 and the Law minister from 2021 to 2023. [3]
Rijiju was born on 19 November 1971 at Nakhu near Nafra in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. He is the son of Rinchin Kharu and Chirai Rijiju. His father was the first pro-tem speaker of Arunachal Pradesh who gave oath to the Members of the First State Legislative Assembly. [4]
He was a good athlete during his college days and as of February 2023 is seen playing Football and Badminton.
Rijiju did his graduation degree (B.A.) from Hansraj College,University of Delhi. Further,in 1998,he did his graduate degree in law (LL.B) from Campus Law Centre,Faculty of Law,University of Delhi. [5] [6]
Kiren Rijiju is a three time MP in Lok Sabha from Arunachal Pradesh. He has served as minister of state (MoS) (independent charge) youth affairs and sports,MoS minority affairs,MoS home affairs,and Minister of Law and Justice. His tenure as Law Minister was marked by controversies. On 18 May 2023,he was assigned the portfolio of Ministry of Earth Sciences. [7]
In 2022,Kiren called the collegium system of appointment of judges in Indian judicial system as "opaque",implying that appointments are done on personal associations rather than merit. He also advocated for government's role in the appointment of judges,writing to the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. His comments on judiciary and collegium system were widely criticised by the legal community and the Supreme Court. [7] [8]
In March 2023,Kiren accused some retired judges to be a part of "Anti-India gang". [9] A group of former civil servants from the Constitutional Conduct Group responded by claiming Rijiju's comments a sign of 'authoritarianism'. [10]
He married Joram Rina Rijiju in 2004. [11] She is a graduate from Lady Shri Ram College for Women,New Delhi and is a gold medalist from Arunachal University. She is an Associate Professor teaching history at Dera Natung Government College,Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh.[ citation needed ]
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