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Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari
40th Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Assumed office
26 May 2014
President
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byOscar Fernandes
9th Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
In office
30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byGiriraj Singh
Succeeded byNarayan Rane
7th Union Minister of Shipping
In office
26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019
President
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byG. K. Vasan
Succeeded byMansukh L. Mandaviya
43rd Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
In office
3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byUma Bharti
Succeeded byGajendra Singh Shekhawat
19th Union Minister of Rural Development
In office
4 June 2014 – 9 November 2014
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byGopinath Munde
Succeeded byBirender Singh
6th Union Minister of Panchayati Raj
In office
4 June 2014 – 9 November 2014
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byGopinath Munde
Succeeded byBirender Singh
5th Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation
In office
4 June 2014 – 9 November 2014
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byGopinath Munde
Succeeded byBirender Singh
9th National President of Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
23 December 2009 – 23 January 2013
Preceded byRajnath Singh
Succeeded byRajnath Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
16 May 2014
Speaker of LS
Preceded byVilas Muttemwar
ConstituencyNagpur, Maharashtra
17th Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
23 October 1999 – 11 April 2005
Governor
Chief Minister
Chairmen of the House
Preceded byChhagan Bhujbal
Succeeded byPandurang Fundkar
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
20 July 1990 – 16 May 2014
Succeeded byAnil Sole
ConstituencyNagpur Graduates (constituency no. 03)
Cabinet Minister, Government of Maharashtra
In office
14 March 1995 – 31 January 1999
Minister
GovernorP. C. Alexander
Chief MinisterManohar Joshi
Deputy CMGopinath Munde
Cabinet Minister, Government of Maharashtra
In office
1 February 1999 – 17 October 1999
Minister
GovernorP. C. Alexander
Chief MinisterNarayan Rane
Deputy CMGopinath Munde
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra
In office
5 April 2005 – 22 December 2009
Preceded byPandurang Fundkar
Succeeded bySudhir Mungantiwar
Personal details
Born
Nitin Jairam Gadkari

(1957-05-27) 27 May 1957 (age 67)
Nagpur, Bombay State (present–day Maharashtra), India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseKanchan Gadkari
Children3 (2 sons and 1 daughter)
Education
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • politician
Websitenitingadkari.org.in

Nitin Jairam Gadkari (/nitin ɡʌdkʌˈri/ ; born 27 May 1957) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra[2] who is serving as the 40th Minister of Road Transport & Highways in the Government of India since 2014.[3] He is also the longest serving Minister for Road Transport & Highways, currently in his tenure for over ten years, and is the only person to serve under a single portfolio for three consecutive terms.[4] Gadkari earlier served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2009 to 2013.[5]

He currently represents the Nagpur constituency in the Lok Sabha and is a lawyer by profession. He has previously served as a Minister in various departments, including Water resources and River development, Shipping, Rural Development and MSME. He is often referred to as the "Expressway Man of India" by the media due to his initiation of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and his 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".[8] Under his tenure as Minister of Road and Transport, the Indian highway network grew by 59% within 9 years.[9]

  1. ^ "Profile: Nitin Gadkari". Times Of India. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Nagpur Election Results 2019: Nitin Gadkari defeats Congress's Nana Patole". Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Rajnath steps down, Gadkari takes over as BJP president". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  4. ^ Sultan, Parvez (10 June 2024). "Nitin Gadkari becomes longest-serving minister in same ministry under PM Modi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Profile: Nitin Gadkari". BBC News. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  6. ^ FPJ Web Desk (26 May 2023). "Nitin Gadkari Birthday: Must-know facts about this highly popular Indian politician". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  7. ^ Sutar, Kamlesh Damodar (30 May 2019). "Nitin Gadkari, BJP's all time visionary performer | What you need to know". India Today. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Nitin Jairam Gadkari". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  9. ^ "India's road network grows 59% in last 9 years: Gadkari". Mint. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

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