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'''Gajendra Singh Shekhawat''' (born 3 October 1967) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 13th Minister of Culture and 11th Minister of Tourism since 2024.He is a member of parliament from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) representing Jodhpur in the Lok Sabha. He was the potential Chief Ministerial face of the BJP in Rajasthan's 2023 elections. | '''Gajendra Singh Shekhawat''' (born 3 October 1967) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 13th Minister of Culture and 11th Minister of Tourism since 2024.He is a member of parliament from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) representing Jodhpur in the Lok Sabha. He was the potential Chief Ministerial face of the BJP in Rajasthan's 2023 elections. | ||
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<b>Born</b> | <b>Born</b> : 3 October 1967 (age 58) Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India</br> | ||
<b>Party</b> : Bharatiya Janata Party</br> | |||
<b>Spouse</b> : Nonand Kanwar (m. 1993) </br> | |||
<b>Children</b> : 3 </br> | |||
<b>Residence</b> : 12, Akbar Road, New Delhi</br> | |||
<b>Education</b> : Jai Narain Vyas University (M.A. & M. Phil.) </br> | |||
<b>Occupation</b> : Politician|title3={{ URL | https://www.facebook.com/mpjodhpur | Facebook Page }}|title4={{ URL | https://x.com/gssjodhpur | X(Twitter) }}}} | |||
== Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
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In October 2024, he launched the first coal gallery at the National Science Centre in New Delhi, India. | In October 2024, he launched the first coal gallery at the National Science Centre in New Delhi, India. | ||
== Positions Held == | |||
'''09-Jun-2024''' - Union Cabinet Minister of Culture; and Minister of Tourism | |||
'''09-Jun-2024''' - Union Cabinet Minister of Culture; and Minister of Tourism | |||
'''June 2024''' - Elected to 18th Lok Sabha | |||
'''30 May 2019 onwards''' - Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Jal Shakti | |||
'''May, 2019''' - Re-elected to 17<sup>th</sup> Lok Sabha (2<sup>nd</sup> term) | |||
'''3 Sept. 2017 - 25 May 2019''' - Union Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | |||
'''12 June 2017 - 25 May 2019''' - Member, House Committee | |||
'''12 Aug. 2016 - 25 May 2019''' - Chairperson, Fellowship Committee, Lok Sabha Secretariat | |||
'''27 Jul. 2016 - 25 May 2019''' - Member, All India Council of Sports (AICS), Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India | |||
'''11 May 2016 - 25 May 2019''' - Member, Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provision (Amendment) Bill, 2016 | |||
'''1 May 2016 - 4 Sept. 2017''' - Member, Committee on Estimates, Member- Governing Council , All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jodhpur | |||
Member- Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation | |||
'''1 Sept. 2014 - 4 Sept. 2017''' - Member, Standing Committee on Finance | |||
'''May, 2014''' - Elected to 16th Lok Sabha | |||
'''2012 onwards''' - Member, National Team of BJP MSI Cell , Member, BJP Pradesh Karyakarni (Rajasthan) | |||
== References == | |||
01. [https://sansad.in/ls/members/biographyM/4670?from=members Loksabha "Members Bioprofile".] [https://sansad.in/ls Lok Sabha Secretariat.] | |||
02. [https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-gajendra-singh-shekhawat-4826549/ "Who is Gajendra Singh Shekhawat?"]. by [https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-gajendra-singh-shekhawat-4826549/ The Indian Express]. | |||
03. Report, TOI (4 September 2017). "Cabinet rejig: [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cabinet-rejig-meet-modis-formidable-force-in-run-up-to-2019-general-elections/articleshow/60354407.cms Meet Modi's formidable force in run-up to 2019 general elections".] The Times of India. | |||
04. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140216091422/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2014.htm?ac=14 "Constituencywise-All Candidates".] Eciresults.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014. | |||
05. [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cabinet-reshuffle-dedicated-party-veterans-ex-bureaucrats-in-modis-chosen-nine/articleshow/60345622.cms "Cabinet reshuffle: Dedicated party veterans, ex-bureaucrats in Modi's chosen nine".] The Times of India. PTI. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018. | |||
06. [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/rajasthan/lok-sabha-election-two-term-mp-and-greenhorn-rajputs-clash-in-jodhpur/articleshow/109572557.cms Lok Sabha election: Two-term MP and greenhorn Rajputs clash in Jodhpur"]. The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 26 June 2024. | |||
07. Report, TOI. [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-kisan-morcha-names-office-bearers-says-will-work-for-farmers/articleshow/59056492.cms "BJP Kisan Morcha names office bearers, says will work for farmers".] PTI. Retrieved 15 July 2017. | |||
08. Report, TOI. [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/this-jodhpur-mp-is-on-the-right-track/articleshow/58230925.cms "On right track".] PTI. Retrieved 15 July 2017. | |||
09. Voice" Cabinet Minister Shekhawat unveiled the statue of late Mr Balwant Singh Bakhasar, a renowned intelligence persona who played an indomitable role in the 1971 Indo-Pak War, in Bakhasar's native village. [https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1HEJ7dzouh/ Shekhawat's speech] | |||