Hardeep Singh Puri

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{{Short description|Indian politician and diplomat (b. 1952)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hardeep Singh Puri
| image = The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs (IC), Shri Hardeep Singh Puri addressing a press conference on Swachh Survekshan 2018, in New Delhi on May 16, 2018.JPG
| image_size = 300px
| office = [[ Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas]]
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start = 7 July 2021
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Dharmendra Pradhan]]
| successor =
| office2 = [[Minister of Urban Development (India)|Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs]]
| term_start2 = 3 September 2017
| term_end2 =
| primeminister2 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor2 = [[Narendra Singh Tomar]]
| office3 = [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of State (IC) for Civil Aviation]]
| primeminister3 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start3 = 30 May 2019
| term_end3 = 7 July 2021
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 = [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]]
| office4 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start4 = 9 January 2018
| term_end4 =
| constituency4 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| predecessor4 = [[Manohar Parrikar]]
| office5 = [[President of the United Nations Security Council]]
| term_start5 = 1 August 2011
| term_end5 = 31 August 2011
| predecessor5 = [[Peter Wittig]] and [[Guido Westerwelle]]
| successor5 = [[Nawaf Salam]], [[Michel Suleiman]] and [[Najib Mikati]]
| term_start6 = 1 November 2012
| term_end6 = 30 November 2012
| predecessor6 = [[Gert Rosenthal]] and [[Harold Caballeros]]
| successor6 = [[Mohammed Loulichki]] and [[Saad-Eddine El Othmani]]
| office7 = [[Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations]]
| president7 = {{unbulleted|[[Pratibha Patil]] |[[Pranab Mukherjee]]}}
| primeminister7 = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| term_start7 = 4 May 2009
| term_end7 = 27 February 2013
| predecessor7 = [[Nirupam Sen (diplomat)|Nirupam Sen]]
| successor7 = [[Asoke Kumar Mukerji]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|2|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = [[Lakshmi Puri|Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri]]
| children =
| citizenship = {{flag|India}}
| nationality = [[Indian People|Indian]]
| alma_mater = [[Hindu College, University of Delhi]] (BA, MA)
| profession = [[Civil service|Civil servant]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| website = {{URL|http://hardeepsinghpuri.com/}}
}}
'''Hardeep Singh Puri''' (born 15 February 1952) is an Indian politician and former civil servant who is currently serving as the [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (India)|Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas]] and [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs]] in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/hardeep-singh-puri-sworn-in-as-union-cabinet-minister-2374718.html|title= Hardeep Singh Puri sworn in as Union Cabinet minister|website= Zee News|language=en |access-date=2021-07-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/article/cabinet-reshuffle-labor/781684|title= Hardeep Singh Puri given charge of Petroleum and Urban Development Ministries|website= Times Now|language=en |access-date=2021-07-07}}</ref> He is a 1974 batch [[Indian Foreign Service]] [[Civil Services of India|officer]] who served as the [[Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations]] from 2009 to 2013.<ref name=IANS>{{cite web|url=http://www.ianslive.in/index.php?param=news/Hardeep_Puri_bids_farewell_to_foreign_service-393303/NATION/1|title=Welcome To IANS Live - NATION|website=IANS Live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hardeep Puri to be next Permanent Representative of India to UN|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2009/04/17/hardeeppuri-to-be-next-permanent-representative-of-indiato.html|publisher=One India News|access-date=21 October 2012}}</ref>

Puri joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in January 2014, and became a [[Parliament of India|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Uttar Pradesh]] in November, 2020.<ref name=FPHSP>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/union-minister-hardeep-singh-puri-nine-others-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-from-uttar-pradesh-8977001.html|title=Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, nine others elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh|website=First-Post|date=2 November 2020}}</ref><ref name=BSHSP>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/who-is-hardeep-singh-puri|title=WHO IS HARDEEP SINGH PURI|website=business-standard|date=24 July 2021}}</ref> Earlier in May 2019, he had taken charge as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs and Civil Aviation and Minister of State for Commerce and Industry.<ref name=BSHSP>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/who-is-hardeep-singh-puri|title=WHO IS HARDEEP SINGH PURI|website=business-standard|date=24 July 2021}}</ref>

Previously, Puri has served as the chairman of the [[United Nations Security Council]]'s Counter-Terrorism Committee from January 2011 to February 2013; and joined International Peace Institute as a senior advisor in June 2013.<ref name=BSHSP>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/who-is-hardeep-singh-puri|title=WHO IS HARDEEP SINGH PURI|website=business-standard|date=24 July 2021}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Hardeep Singh Puri was born in [[Delhi]] into a [[Sikhs|Sikh]] [[khatri]] family. His father was a civil servant , and he attended boarding school in India as his father was posted in countries where there were no options for English-language education.<ref name=IANS /> He earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in History and [[Master of Arts]] in History from [[Hindu College, University of Delhi]]. He worked as a lecturer of History at [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]].<ref name=Titan>{{cite news|title=Stephen's wins war of words|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-23/delhi/30550359_1_hindu-college-shashi-tharoor-brand-india|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202225347/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-23/delhi/30550359_1_hindu-college-shashi-tharoor-brand-india|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2014|access-date=21 October 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 December 2011}}</ref>

==Career==
===Civil service===
Hardeep Puri has served as [[Joint secretary to the Government of India]] in the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] from 1994 to 1997, and from 1999 to 2002. He has also served as [[Joint secretary to the Government of India]] in [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] from 1997 to 1999. He was India's ambassador to Brazil. He later served as [[Secretary to the Government of India]] (Economic Relations) in the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] from 2009 to 2013.

Puri has been stationed at important diplomatic posts in [[Brazil]], where he was ambassador, [[Japan]], [[Sri Lanka]], and the [[United Kingdom]] where he was Deputy High Commissioner. Between 1988 and 1991, he was the Coordinator of the [[UNDP]]/[[UNCTAD]] Multilateral Trade Negotiations Project to help Developing Countries in the [[Uruguay Round]] of Multilateral Trade Negotiations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unece.org/forums/forum03/speakers/CV_puri.doc|title=UNECE Homepage|website=www.unece.org}}</ref> He also served as the chairman of the [[United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee]] from January 2011 to February 2013, and as [[President of the United Nations Security Council]] in August 2011, and, again, in November 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=CTC Chairman Biographical Note |publisher=[[United Nations]] |date=12 January 2011 |url=https://www.un.org/en/sc/ctc/bio_puri.html |access-date=31 January 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140131221706/https://www.un.org/en/sc/ctc/bio_puri.html |archive-date=31 January 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS IN ABYEI|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2011/sc10353.doc.htm|publisher=United nations|access-date=21 October 2012}}</ref>

===Politics===
Ambassador Puri joined the [[International Peace Institute]] as a senior advisor in June 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ipinst.org/by/hardeep-singh-puri|title=Hardeep Singh Puri|website=International Peace Institute|access-date=12 August 2016}}</ref> He joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in January 2014, expressing admiration for the party's approach to [[national security]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/politics/exun-envoy-hardeep-singh-puri-joins-bjp/article5530038.ece|title=Ex-UN envoy Hardeep Singh Puri joins BJP|work=@businessline|access-date=2018-03-26|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/i-admire-the-bjp-s-approach-towards-national-security-hardeep-singh-puri-114011100766_1.html|title=I admire the BJP's approach towards national security: Hardeep Singh Puri|last=Kaushal|first=Akshat|date=2014-01-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-03-26}}</ref>

He contested from [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amritsar]] as a BJP Candidate, but lost to [[Gurjeet Singh Aujla]] of the Congress.

In May 2019, Puri became the Minister of State (with Independent Charge) of the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Housing and Urban Affairs]] and [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Civil Aviation]] and Minister of State for [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Commerce and Industry]].<ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>

In July 2021, he was promoted to the post of Union [[Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas]], and Union [[Minister of Urban Development (India)|Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs]] in the [[Second Modi ministry]] when there was a cabinet overhaul.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/modi-cabinet-rejig-full-list-of-new-ministers-1825111-2021-07-07|title=Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers|website=India Today|access-date=2021-07-08}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Hardeep Singh Puri is married to Ambassador [[Lakshmi Puri]], of the Indian Foreign Service, and, later, the [[United Nations]] cadre, who is a former [[Assistant Secretary-General]] of the [[United Nations]] and a former Deputy Executive Director of [[UN Women]]. They have two daughters. His brother, Pradeep Puri, is an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer of the 1979 batch, who played an instrumental role in the construction of the [[DND Flyway]].

==Books, research papers and journals==
Hardeep is a published author of several books, research papers, and journals. Included below is a selection of his works:

===Books===
* ''Perilous Interventions: The Security Council and the Politics of Chaos'' (Publisher: [[HarperCollins]], 2016; {{ISBN|978-9351777595}})
* ''Delusional Politics: Back To The Future'' (Publisher: [[Viking Press|Penguin Viking]], 2018; {{ISBN|978-0670090259}})

===Articles===
* "Libya: Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice and the Ghost of Rwanda" (Publisher: [[The Globalist]], 2016)

==See also==
*[[Manjeev Singh Puri]]
*[[Navtej Sarna]]
*[[Taranjit Singh Sandhu]]

==References==
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==External links==
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