Parshottam Rupala

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{{Short description|Indian politician (b. 1954)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala.jpg
| office = [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying|Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]]
| term_start = 7 July 2021
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor = [[Giriraj Singh]]
| office1 = [[Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare|Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare]]
| term_start1 = 5 July 2016
| term_end1 = 7 July 2021
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| minister1 = [[Radha Mohan Singh]] [[Narendra Singh Tomar]]
| office2 = [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj|Minister of State for Panchayati Raj]]
| term_start2 = 5 July 2016
| term_end2 = 30 May 2019
| primeminister2 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| minister2 = [[Narendra Singh Tomar]]
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start3 = 1 June 2016
| term_end3 =
| predecessor3 = [[Praveen Rashtrapal]]
| constituency3 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat|Gujarat]]
| term_start4 = 10 April 2008
| term_end4 = 9 April 2014
| constituency4 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat|Gujarat]]
| office5 = President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat]]
| term_start5 = 26 October 2006
| term_end5 = 1 February 2010
| predecessor5 = [[Vajubhai Vala]]
| successor5 = [[R. C. Faldu]]
| office6 = Minister of Agriculture [[Government of Gujarat]]
| term_start6 = 7 October 2001
| term_end6 = 21 December 2002
| 1blankname6 = [[Chief Minister of Gujarat|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata6 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| office7 = Minister of Irrigation & Water Supply [[Government of Gujarat]]
| term_start7 = 19 March 1995
| term_end7 = 19 September 1996
| 1blankname7 = [[Chief Minister of Gujarat|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata7 = [[Keshubhai Patel]] [[Suresh Mehta]]
| office8 = Member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start8 = 1991
| term_end8 = 2002
| constituency8 = [[Amreli Assembly constituency|Amreli]]
| predecessor8 = [[Dileepbhai Sanghani]]
| successor8 = [[Paresh Dhanani]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|10|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = iswariya, [[Bombay State]], [[India]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Savitaben Rupala (m. 1979)
| children = One daughter and one son
| occupation = [[Politician]], [[Agriculturist]]
| alma_mater = [[Bachelor of Science|B. Sc.]] ([[Saurashtra University]]) [[Bachelor of Education|B. Ed.]] ([[Gujarat University]])
| website = {{url|http://www.parshottamrupala.com}}
| source = https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/member_site/Main.aspx
}}
'''Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala''' (born 1 October 1954) is an Indian politician and [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying|Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]] in the [[Second Modi ministry]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cabinet-reshuffle-meet-some-of-the-faces-from-pm-modis-new-team/articleshow/84203141.cms | title=Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=8 July 2021 | accessdate=8 July 2021}}</ref> He is a member of [[Rajya Sabha]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx|title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952|access-date=1 October 2015|archive-date=14 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214083532/http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> representing the Indian state of [[Gujarat]] and a leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was a former member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from [[Amreli]] and formerly served as a minister in [[Government of Gujarat]].

==Early life==
Rupala was born to Hariben Khodabhai and Khodabhai Madhabhai, on 1 October 1954.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2072|title=Detailed Profile - Shri Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala - Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India}}</ref> Rupala earned his B.Sc. and B.Ed. He studied at [[Saurashtra University]] and [[Gujarat University]] in 1976–1977.

Before entering politics, he served as School Principal at Hamapur in Medium School from 1977 to 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parshottamrupala.com/index.php/about-rupalaji/about-us/life-sketch|title=Parshottam Rupala's life sketch|author=Administrator}}</ref> He was the chief officer of the Amreli municipality from November 1983 to March 1987.
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==Career==
Rupala was the president of the [[Amreli]] district Bhartiya Janta Party from 1988 to 1991. This led to his service as [[Secretary]] of the [[Bhartiya Janta Party]] in 1992.

He was Chairman of a youth hostel from February 2002 to 2004. He served as trustee of Kadva Patidar trust, in Amreli, Chairman of Madad Trust and President of the Gujarat electricity board union.

He served 3 consecutive terms as a member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] ending in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parshottamrupala.com/index.php/about-rupalaji/about-us/political-background|title=Polytical History Of Parshottam Rupala|author=Administrator}}</ref>

He was a Cabinet Minister in Narmada for Irrigation and Water Supply from 19 March 1995 to 20 October 1995 and again from 4 November 1995 to 18 September 1996; for Agriculture from 9 October 2001 to 21 December 2002. He chaired the Public Accounts Committee of Gujarat Legislative Assembly from March 1997 to December 1997.

He was the Chairman of [[Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation]] (G.I.D.C.) from June 1998 to October 2001.

He was elected a Rajya Sabha Member (2008-2009) where he served on the Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Member (Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2010), on the Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Member ( July 2010 -), on the Committee for the Ministry of Shipping Member (Sept. 2010 -) and on the Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Member, Committee on Agriculture (Aug. 2012 -).

He was again elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] in June 2016 in by-poll following death of sitting [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] MP [[Praveen Rashtrapal]].<ref name="NDTV2016">{{cite web|date=3 June 2016|title=BJP's Parshottam Rupala Elected To Rajya Sabha From Gujarat|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjps-parshottam-rupala-elected-to-rajya-sabha-from-gujarat-1415270|access-date=12 June 2016|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> From May 2019 to July 2021, he served as the [[Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare|Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]].<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 became [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying|Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-07|title=Parshottam Rupala gets Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/parshottam-rupala-gets-ministry-of-fisheries-animal-husbandry-and-dairying-1825257-2021-07-08|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-08|website=India Today}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Rupala married Savitaben in 1979. They have a daughter and one son.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website}}

{{Second Narendra Modi Cabinet}}

{{Cabinet of Narendra Modi}}

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[[Category:Narendra Modi ministry]]
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[[Category:Gujarat University alumni]]

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