Jayant Chaudhary | |
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![]() Chaudhary in 2023 | |
Union Minister of State(Independent Charge) Skill Development & Entrepreneurship | |
Assumed office 10 June 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Dharmendra Pradhan |
Union Minister of State for Education | |
Assumed office 10 June 2024 Serving with Sukanta Majumdar | |
Minister | Dharmendra Pradhan |
Preceded by | Rajkumar Ranjan Singh |
Chairman of Rashtriya Lok Dal | |
Assumed office 25 May 2021[1] | |
Preceded by | Ajit Singh |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 5 July 2022 | |
Preceded by | Sukhram Singh Yadav |
Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Manvendra Singh |
Succeeded by | Hema Malini |
Constituency | Mathura, Uttar Pradesh |
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2012–2012 | |
Preceded by | constituency established |
Succeeded by | Shyam Sunder Sharma |
Constituency | Mant |
Personal details | |
Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | 27 December 1978
Citizenship | Indian |
Political party | Rashtriya Lok Dal |
Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance (2024–present) |
Spouse |
Charu Singh (m. 2003) |
Children | 2 |
Parent |
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Relatives | Chaudhary Charan Singh (grandfather) Gayatri Devi (grandmother) |
Residence | |
Alma mater | London School of Economics University of Delhi |
Occupation | Politician |
Source: [1] |
Jayant Singh Chaudhary (Hindi pronunciation: [dʒəjənt tʃɔːdʰəri]) (born 27 December 1978)[2] is an American born Indian politician and farmer leader. A member of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), he is currently serving as the Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in Government of India since 2024.[3] He is member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh since 2022. Previously, he also served as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha from Mathura. He is a third-generation member of the Chaudhary family of Uttar Pradesh and grandson of Charan Singh, former prime minister of India.[4][5]