Nitin Gadkari
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Nitin Jairam Gadkari (/nitin ɡʌdkʌˈri/ ⓘ; born 27 May 1957) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra[2] who is the current Minister for Road Transport & Highways in the Government of India.[3] He is also the longest serving Minister for Road Transport & Highways currently running his tenure for over nine years.[4] Gadkari earlier served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2009 to 2013.[5] He is also known for his work as the Public Works Department Minister of the State of Maharashtra, where, under his leadership, a series of roads, highways and flyovers across the state were constructed.
Nitin Gadkari | |
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Minister of Road Transport and Highways | |
Assumed office 26 May 2014 | |
President | Pranab Mukherjee Ram Nath Kovind Droupadi Murmu |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Oscar Fernandes |
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | |
In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
President | Ram Nath Kovind |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Giriraj Singh |
Succeeded by | Narayan Rane |
Minister of Shipping | |
In office 26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019 | |
President | Pranab Mukherjee Ram Nath Kovind |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | G. K. Vasan |
Succeeded by | Mansukh L. Mandaviya |
Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation | |
In office 3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019 | |
President | Ram Nath Kovind |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Uma Bharti |
Succeeded by | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat |
Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj | |
In office 4 June 2014 – 9 November 2014 | |
President | Pranab Mukherjee |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Gopinath Munde |
Succeeded by | Birender Singh |
9th President of Bharatiya Janata Party | |
In office 23 December 2009 – 23 January 2013 | |
Preceded by | Rajnath Singh |
Succeeded by | Rajnath Singh |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Vilas Muttemwar |
Constituency | Nagpur |
Leader of Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
In office 23 October 1999 – 11 April 2005 | |
Preceded by | Chhagan Bhujbal |
Succeeded by | Pandurang Fundkar |
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
In office 20 July 1990 – 16 May 2014 | |
Succeeded by | Anil Sole |
Constituency | "Nagpur Graduates constituency" |
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | |
In office 1995–1999 | |
Minister |
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President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra | |
In office 5 April 2005 – 22 December 2009 | |
Preceded by | Pandurang Fundkar |
Succeeded by | Sudhir Mungantiwar |
Personal details | |
Born | (1957-05-27) 27 May 1957 (age 66) Nagpur, Bombay State (present Maharashtra), India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Kanchan Gadkari |
Children | 3 (2 sons and 1 daughter) |
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Website | nitingadkari |
He currently represents the Nagpur constituency in the Lok Sabha and is a lawyer by occupation. He previously also served as a Minister in various departments which includes Water resources and River development, Shipping, Rural Development and MSME. During the cabinet reshuffle on 7 July 2021, the portfolio for the Ministry of MSME which was under him was reassigned to Narayan Rane, another BJP MP from Maharashtra as a part of cabinet expansion. He is often referred to as the "Expressway Man of India" by the media due to his initiation of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and contributions to the development of expressways and other road infrastructure.[6][7] The World Economic Forum has recognised him as the "pioneer of public–private partnership (PPP) in the road sector in India".[8] Under his tenure as Minister of Road and Transport, Indian highway network grew by 59% within 9 years.[9]